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| People who take on consumer issues |
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| heavily involved in epidemiology |
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| center for disease control (and prevention) |
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| has 13 agencies working for it |
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| deparment of human and health services |
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| works to ensure that consumers are given the right to make informed choices |
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| deals with mental disorders |
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| substance abuse and mental health services administration |
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| helps provide health care to low income americans |
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| centers for medicare and medicaid services |
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| leads the federal anti hunger effort |
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| united states department of agriculture |
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| inspects meat, egg, poultry |
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| food safety and inspection service |
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| members of this type of insurance receive medical services with few or no expense |
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| health maintenance organization |
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| failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards |
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| conducts medical research and provides funding for medical research |
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| national institutes of health |
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| works to prevent injuries of workers across the country |
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| occupational safety and health administration |
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| a community wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the population |
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| the scientific study of patterns of disease |
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| protects the country's air, water, and land |
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| environmental protection agency |
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| includes all of the medical care available to our nation's people |
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| type of insurance more expensive than HMO but provides a wider variety of care providers |
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| preferred provider organization |
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| insures the safety of food, drug, and cosmetics |
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| insures the safety of food, drug, and cosmetics |
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| food and drug administration |
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| principle agency for cancer research |
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| national cancer institution |
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