It hasn't existed since 1979, it is now the Department of Health and Human Services and the secretary is Kathleen Sebelius.
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Yes. The US Department of Education was split from the department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in 1979. The residual agency was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In the US, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was created from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) when the Department of Education was created as a Cabinet level department on its own. The remainder of DHEW became DHHS.
Virginia Robinson has written: 'A directory of the Education Division of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare' -- subject(s): United States, United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare
The United States Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) controls the healthcare of citizens. It was formerly known as the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), but the Department of Education split to become a separate entity and HHC was created in 1979.
The Health and Human Services department advises the president on welfare and income security programs.
The Health and Human Services department advises the president on welfare and income security programs.
There is no department of Health and Welfare in Washington DC.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20201Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad is the Health Minister of India in 2010
The main federal agency for the promotion of public health and welfare in the US would be the Department of Health and Human Services.
The head of the department of social welfare and development is Corazon "Dinky" Juliano-Soliman