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.
Local health departments strive to promote health by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability. Services that may be provided by a local health department may include immunization clinics, well-baby visits, pre-natal, health screenings, dental, health promotion activities, disease surveillance and other services and programs.