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acute care care of people having an acute or short illness
ambulatory care outpatient care
behavioral and mental health services treat patients who have mental disorders and diseases
care provided in a person's home to assist him or her with
home care
activities of daily living.
a variety of services designed to meet a person's health
long-term care or personal care needs when they can no longer perform
everyday activities on their own
cosmetic surgery surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only
orthodontics branch of medicine dealing with the straightening of teeth
pulmonology study of the lungs
federal government agency that issues guidelines relative
center of disease control and prevention (cdc)
to protection and manners to improve health
provides health coverage to more than 100 million people
centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms) through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insur-
ance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace
the primary Federal agency for conducting and support-
national institute of health (nih)
ing medical research
assures safe and healthful working conditions by setting
occupational safety and health administration (osha) and enforcing standards, and by providing training, out-
reach, education and assistance
an agency of the federal government that provides bene-
u.s department of veterans affairs (va)
fits, health care, and cemetery services to military veterans
responsible for protecting the public health by assuring
the safety, eflcacy, and security of:
u.s food and drug administration (fda)
- human and veterinary drugs
, - biological products
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