A Department of Human Services (DHS) or Ministry of Human Services (MHS) is a national or subnational umbrella agency which is responsible for providing public assistance programs to the population they serve. Various aspects or alternate names include social security, social affairs, human resources and welfare.
A social affairs department is often combined with the portfolio of health or labor.
Examples
Some examples include:
Albania — Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.svg.png.webp)
Australia — Australia Department of Human Services[1]
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Canada — Human Resources and Skills Development Canada[2]
Colombia — Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)[4]
Croatia — Ministry of Health and Social Welfare[5] and Ministry of the Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity
Denmark — Ministry of Social Affairs[6]
Guyana — Ministry of Labour Human Services and Social Security
Iceland — Ministry of Welfare[7]
India — Ministry of Tribal Affairs[8]
Indonesia – Ministry of Social Affairs
Ireland — Department of Social Protection[9]
Japan — Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare[10]
Lebanon — Ministry of Social Affairs[11]
Netherlands — Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment[12]
New Zealand — Ministry of Social Development[13]
People's Republic of China — Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security[14]
Hong Kong — Labour and Welfare Bureau[15]
Philippines — Department of Social Welfare and Development[16]
Portugal — Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity[17]
Saint Lucia — Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs & Gender Relations
Sweden — Ministry of Health and Social Affairs[18]
United Kingdom — Department for Work and Pensions[19]
- Northern Ireland — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety[20]
United States — United States Department of Health and Human Services[21]
Hawaii — Hawaii Department of Human Services[22]
Illinois — Illinois Department of Human Services[23]
Michigan — Michigan Department of Human Services[24]
North Carolina — North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services[25]
Oklahoma — Oklahoma Department of Human Services[26]
Oregon — Oregon Department of Human Services[27]
Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Department of Human Services[28]
Vermont — Vermont Agency of Human Services[29]
References
- ↑ "Australian Government Department of Human Services". humanservices.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Canada, Employment and Social Development (2016-10-05). "Employment and Social Development Canada". aem. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Ontario, Government of. "Ministry of Community and Social Services". mcss.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Páginas - Ministry of Health and Social Protection". minsalud.gov.co. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Croatia - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Home". english.sm.dk. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Ministry of Welfare". government.is.
- ↑ "Home | Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India". tribal.nic.in. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Home". welfare.ie. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Welcome to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare". mhlw.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Ministry of Social Affairs". socialaffairs.gov.lb. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Werkgelegenheid, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en (2011-08-23). "Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment - Government.nl". government.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ MSD, Ministry of Social Development - Home Page, MSD, retrieved 2019-04-21
- ↑ "中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部". mohrss.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "LWB : Welcome Message". lwb.gov.hk. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Department of Social Welfare and Development". Philippine Gov. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Governo de Portugal". portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2014-11-24). "Ministry of Health and Social Affairs". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Department for Work and Pensions". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Home". Health. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Services, U. S. Department of Health and Human. "HHS.gov". HHS.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Department of Human Services". humanservices.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Department of Human Service". Illinois Gov. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "MDHHS - Michigan Department of Health and Human Services". michigan.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "NCDHHS". ncdhhs.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Human Services Department - OKDHS". okdhs.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "State of Oregon: Oregon Department of Human Services - Home". oregon.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Department of Human Services". dhs.pa.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Agency of Human Services". humanservices.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
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