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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Example Sentences

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

From Salon

And the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare used the leverage those funds provided to press schools into desegregating.

From Slate

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

From Salon

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

Department of Health, Education and Welfare, he was the director of the newly formed Office of Research and Evaluation Planning, which studied the effectiveness of neighborhood health centers and childhood education programs, among other initiatives.

From Washington Post