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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (U.S.)

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[Department of Health, Education and Welfare] image by Joe McMillan, 20 December 2001



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Background

The Cabinet-level Department of Health, Education and Welfare, was created under President Eisenhower, officially coming into existence April 11, 1953. In 1979, the Department of Education Organization Act was signed into law, providing for a separate Department of Education. HEW became the Department of Health and Human Services, officially arriving on May 4, 1980.
source: Dept of HHS - Historical Highlights


Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

[Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare] image by Joe McMillan, 20 December 2001


Under Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

[Under Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare] image by Joe McMillan, 20 December 2001


Assistant Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

[Assistant Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare] image by Joe McMillan, 20 December 2001