Although the vast majority of these<unk> es are officially called "departments," the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials adopted<unk> " as the generic term to reflect the fact that a substantial number of these<unk> es are no longer state "departments" in the traditional sense of a cabinet-level organizational unit dedicated exclusively to public health. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, at least 20 states and the District of Columbia merged these departments with other government<unk> es that provide social services, welfare, or other types of unrelated services. The result is that in those jurisdictions, the state government<unk>  that actually provides public health services is but one of several units inside a large cabinet-level<unk> .
State health agency
Hospital volunteer
Therapeutic community
Primary health organisation
Refugee health
Independent safety officer
Organ procurement organization
Bureau of State Services