Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services

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The Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services was a World War II-era U.S. government agency responsible for coordinating civilian health, welfare, and related social services in support of national defense efforts.


Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government agency
World War II-era agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
country United States of America
field public health
social services administration
social welfare
hasObjective to support the United States war effort through domestic health and welfare measures
hasPurpose to organize and coordinate civilian health and welfare resources for defense needs
hasRole coordination of civilian health services
coordination of civilian welfare services
coordination of social services
support of national defense efforts
historicalContext home front mobilization during World War II
isFocusedOn civilian health
civilian social services
civilian welfare
isPartOf Office of War Mobilization
surface form: "United States wartime emergency administration"
isRelatedTo United States social policy during World War II
civil defense in the United States
national defense policy of the United States
operatingPeriod World War II
partOf United States government
surface form: "United States federal government"
sector civilian population
serviceType coordination agency

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office for Emergency Management hasPart Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services