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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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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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Department of Health, Education and Welfare acknowledged that hospices provided alternative care programs for Americans losing their lives to terminal illnesses.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025

Department of Health, Education and Welfare to a Democratic administration for President-elect Jimmy Carter, Dr. Christmas ardently advanced her professional agenda.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

Office of Education, which later became part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2021

The U.S. government had relied on the March of Dimes to perform the vaccine trial, after which O’Connor passed oversight of production and distribution to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021

A newly established Federal Radiation Council, along with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, analyzes and coordinates information regarding radiological activities which affect the public health.

From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower

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