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DOA
Department of Agriculture: |
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FDA
Food and Drug Administration: |
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| quality of drugs, cosmetics and food |
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EPA
Environmental Protection Agency: |
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USDA
United States Dairy Association: |
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| quality of dairy products |
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OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration: |
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| workplace safety, hazardous material |
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CDC
Centers for Disease Control: |
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| epidemiological studies and health statistics |
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HAS
Health Services Administration: |
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| Care to the underprivileged |
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NIH
National Institutes of Health: |
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| disease research and funding such research |
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| Centers for medicare and medicaid services |
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| provide programs for the elderly, some disabilities, and poor americans |
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| carries out provisions of the older american act of 1965 |
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| Administration on children and families |
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| responsible for programs for needy and children and families |
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| Agency for healthcare research and quality |
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| Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and safety |
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| Agency for Toxic Substances and disease registry |
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| prevents harmful exposure and disease related to toxic substances |
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| Substance abuse and mental health services administration |
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| prevention and treatment of addictive and mental disorders |
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