Question

Name each of the following federal agencies and briefly describe its function: (a) CDC (d) OSHA (b) FDA (e) USDHHS (c) NIH (f) WHO

Answer 1

Answer: check explanation.

Explanation:

(a). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) agency : the agency control infectious diseases outbreaks by making sure that the diseases is contained. The agency also, keeps statistics on anything that concerns health sector.

(b). Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) agency: this agent is concerned with the enforcement of health and safety standards in order to ensure better workplace safety for workers. They also train and educate workers.

(c).The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) agency: the agency are saddled with the responsibility of enforcing the federal food, drug and cosmetic acts. They promote public health by supervising the use and misuse of pharmaceutical drugs, Electromagnetic Radiation emitting devices, food and so on.

(d). The National Institutes of Health (NIH): this agency is responsible for biomedical researches in the United States of America.

(e). The United States Department of Health & Human Services(USHHS): This agency is saddled with the responsibility of providing programs to ensure improvement of the health sector. They also provide health information.

(f). World Health Organization (WHO) : this agency is responsible for monitoring and enforcing international standards in health sector. They coordinate global research so as to prevent disease outbreaks.

Answer 2

CDC; Center's for Disease Control and Prevention, a US organization that keeps statisitics, research, data on diseases, injuries, and the like.

OSHA; Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an government organization responsible for maintaining a setting regulation for the health and safety of the US workforce.

FDA; the Food and Drug Administration, a government organization that sets standards and regulations for food and the development of drugs.

USDHHS; the government organization that works at the cabinet level and controls much of the nations Healthcare.

NIH; National Institute of Health one of the foremost research organizations in the US.

WHO; a global organization run by the UN. It is responsible for coordinating global research, awareness, prevention, of diseases and injuries.