Syncretism is also a word used for merging different inflection word forms, so that a word can serve more than one function. Examples in English are you, which can be an object or a subject, or pet, which is the same in the past and present tense.
Health departments perform food inspections and other health related inspections (the person who performs this job is often called a public health inspector), vaccination programs, free STD and HIV tests, tobacco enforcement and cessation programs, and other medical assistance programs.
Like home health aides, CNAs often help patients feed, bathe and dress themselves. They also help patients change positions while in bed and help them move from their beds to wheelchairs. In addition, they listen to patients' health concerns, noting symptoms or changes in patients' conditions in their charts.