A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with administering those agencies and offices having programs pertaining to health and human services.

Synonyms: United States Department of Human Services, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Health, Human Services, United States Dept. of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Health, United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.), United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, DHHS