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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

American  

noun

  1. a former department of the U.S. government (1953–79) that administered federal programs dealing with health, education, welfare, and income security. HEW


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Donalds was referring to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which was created in 1953 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2024

He took a job as a special assistant in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, where he was part of a team that evaluated how well its programs were doing.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2022

Department of Health, Education and Welfare in the 1970s.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare also issued new guidelines requiring any hospitals receiving federal funds to have bilingual consent forms and a monitoring program to ensure compliance with the new regulations.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2020

The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was given a new Bureau, set up like the F.B.I., and headed by Myron P. Bishop, a man trained by that distinguished expert on narcotics, Anslinger, himself.

From Revenge by Porges, Arthur