U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – Pole Hem Flag
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Pole Hem Flag
- Official Department of Health and Human Services design on nylon, made in the USA
- Printed or sewn; single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided
- Pole hem, plain or with gold fringe
- 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size
Product Description
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pole Hem Flag is made for indoor and parade display: lobbies, hearing rooms, auditoriums and the ceremonies where the Department of Health and Human Services is represented. It carries the Department of Health and Human Services’s official design on nylon, it is made in the USA, and it is finished with a pole hem, the fabric sleeve that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
This is a call-in item, so you choose the details with us. Order the HHS pole hem flag printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or with gold fringe, in 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT or a custom size. Pick your options above, then call 703-751-2411 or request a quote and we will confirm the details before production.
The Department of Health and Human Services protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services. Its operating divisions include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Indian Health Service.
Choose Your Options
Every U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pole Hem Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.
- Printed or sewn: Printed flags are dye-printed on 200 denier nylon, so fine seal detail reproduces exactly. Sewn flags are appliquéd and embroidered by hand in our Alexandria, Virginia shop: each color is a separate piece of fabric stitched to the field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered.
- Single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag is two flags sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. A mirror-sided flag is also two layers, but the back is a mirror image of the front.
- Fringe or plain: Gold rayon fringe on three edges is the traditional ceremonial finish for an indoor flag. Plain leaves the edges hemmed. Either way the hoist edge gets the pole hem.
- Regular or Premium construction (sewn flags): Regular sewn flags are chain stitched. Premium sewn flags are lock stitched, a stronger interlocking stitch, and they carry a separate part number. Printed flags do not need this choice.
- Size: 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 5x8 FT are standard. For a custom size, give us the finished width and height you need.
Product Features
- Official Department of Health and Human Services design: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pole Hem Flag carries the Department of Health and Human Services’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the finish and size you order.
- Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
- Pole hem finish: a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole.
- Built your way: printed or sewn, single-sided, double-sided or mirror-sided, plain or fringed, in standard or custom sizes.
- Made in the USA: every HHS flag we sell is made in the USA.
- Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the finish and size will be the same on each.
Historical Background
The department's roots reach back to 1798, when Congress passed an act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen that created the federal marine hospitals from which the Public Health Service grew. The modern department began on April 11, 1953, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare from the Federal Security Agency. Medicare and Medicaid were enacted under it in 1965.
The Department of Education Organization Act of 1979 split Education into its own department and, effective May 4, 1980, renamed the remainder the Department of Health and Human Services. The Social Security Administration became independent in 1995. The HHS seal, codified in federal regulations in 2014, shows an American eagle with one wing raised and two human profiles nested between its wings, in blue and gold.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Flag: Symbolism at a Glance
- Eagle sheltering two profiles: The American people sheltered under the wing of the eagle, the department's concern for the welfare of the people.
