Department of Health and Human Services History in the United States

History of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Introduction to Department of Health and Human Services History

The department has had two predecessors: the Federal Security Agency, created in 1939, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), established in 1953. The Federal Security Agency administered programs in education as well as in health and social services; HEW took over all three functions. From an initial 35,000 employees and a $5.4-billion budget in 1953, HEW expanded to nearly 160,000 employees and a $173 billion budget in 1979. In part because of the scope of the department’s programs and its sometimes unwieldy size, in 1979 educational matters were transferred to a new and separate Department of Education, and the remainder of HEW was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services (see Education, Department of).” (1)

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In this Section

Federal Departments, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense (including Department of Defense Purpose, Department of Defense Organization, Department of Defense Liaison of Command and Department of Defense Supporting Agencies), Department of Education, Department of Energy

(including Department of Energy Purpose, Department of Energy Organization and Department of Energy Research and Development), Department of Health and Human Services (including Department of Health and Human Services History and Department of Health and Human Services Agencies and Services), Department of Homeland Security (including Department of Homeland Security Organization and Functions, Department of Homeland Security Origins and Department of Homeland Security Supporting Agencies), Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice (including Department of Justice Functions, Department of Justice Structure and Department of Justice Associated Agencies), Department of Labor, Department of National Defence, Department of State (including Department of State Administration and Department of State Bureaus), Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the Interior (including Department of the Interior Functions and Department of the Interior Principal Agencies), Department of the Navy, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs (including the Department of Veterans Affairs Service Categories, Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits Available and GI Bill of Rights) and Department of War.

History Departments in the United States

California

Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, California (U.S.)

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California (U.S.)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (U.S.)

California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California (U.S.)

California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California (U.S.)

California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona, California (U.S.)

California State University – Fullerton, Fullerton, California (U.S.)

California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, California (U.S.)

California State University, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, California (U.S.)

California State University, Bernardino, San Bernardino, California (U.S.)

California State University, Chico, Chico, California (U.S.)

California State University, Fresno, Fresno, California (U.S.)

California State University, Hayward, Hayward, California (U.S.)

California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California (U.S.)

California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (U.S.)

California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California (U.S.)

California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California (U.S.)

California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, California (U.S.)

California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California (U.S.)

Chapman University, Orange, California (U.S.)

Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California (U.S.)

Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California (U.S.)

Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California (U.S.)

Humboldt State University, Arcata, California (U.S.)

La Sierra University, Riverside, California (U.S.)

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California (U.S.)

Mills College, Oakland, California (U.S.)

National University, San Diego, California (U.S.)

Pacific Union College, Angwin, California (U.S.)

Pepperdine University, Malibu, California (U.S.)

Pitzer College, Claremont, California (U.S.)

Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, California (U.S.)

Pomona College, Claremont, California (U.S.)

Saint Mary’s College, California (U.S.)

San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, California (U.S.)

San Diego State University, San Diego, California (U.S.)

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California (U.S.)

San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California (U.S.)

San Jose State University, San Jose, California (U.S.)

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California (U.S.)

Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California (U.S.)

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California (U.S.)

Stanford University, Stanford, California (U.S.)

The University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (U.S.)

The University of Redlands, Redlands, California (U.S.)

The University of San Diego, San Diego, California (U.S.)

University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California (U.S.)

The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (U.S.)

The University of California, Davis, Davis, California (U.S.)

The University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California (U.S.)

The University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California (U.S.)

The University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California (U.S.)

The University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California (U.S.)

University of LaVerne, La Verne, California (U.S.)

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California (U.S.)

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California (U.S.)

University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (U.S.)

West Valley College, Saratoga, California (U.S.)

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California (U.S.)

Whittier College, Whittier, California (U.S.)

Woodbury University, Burbank, California (U.S.)

New York

New School, New York, New York (U.S.)

St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York (U.S.)

Adelphi University, Garden City, New York (U.S.)

Alfred University, Alfred, New York (U.S.)

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (U.S.)

Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York (U.S.)

Canisius College, Buffalo, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York , City College of New York, New York, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York Graduate School, New York, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York, Baruch College, New York, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York, Lehman College, New York, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York, The College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York (U.S.)

City University of New York, York College, New York, New York (U.S.)

Colgate University, Hamilton, New York (U.S.)

College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, New York (U.S.)

Columbia University, New York, New York (U.S.)

Columbia University, Barnard College, New York, New York (U.S.)

Concordia College, New York, Bronxville, New York (U.S.)

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (U.S.)

D’Youville College, Buffalo, New York (U.S.)

Daemen College, Amherst, New York (U.S.)

Fordham University, Bronx, New York (U.S.)

Hamilton College, Clinton, New York (U.S.)

Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York (U.S.)

Hobart and William Smith College, Geneva, New York (U.S.)

Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York (U.S.)

Houghton College, Houghton, New York (U.S.)

Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (U.S.)

Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York (U.S.)

Jewish Professionals Institute: Department of Holocaust Education, New York, New York (U.S.)

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York (U.S.)

Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York (U.S.)

Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York (U.S.)

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, New York, New York (U.S.)

Long Island University, C.W. Post campus, Brookville, New York (U.S.)

Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York (U.S.)

Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York (U.S.)

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York (U.S.)

Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York (U.S.)

Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York (U.S.)

Molloy College, Rockville Center, New York (U.S.)

Mount Saint Mary College, Newburg, New York (U.S.)

Nazareth College, Rochester, New York (U.S.)

New School University, New York, New York (U.S.)

New York University, New York, New York (U.S.)

Nyack College, Nyack, New York (U.S.)

Pace University, New York City, New York (U.S.)

Queens College of the City University of New York, New York, New York (U.S.)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York (U.S.)

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (U.S.)

Sage Colleges–Russell Sage College, Troy, New York (U.S.)

Sage Colleges–Sage Evening College, Albany, New York (U.S.)

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York (U.S.)

Siena College, Loudonville, New York (U.S.)

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York (U.S.)

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York (U.S.)

St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Binghamton, Binghamton, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Buffalo, Buffalo, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Cortland, Cortland, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Fredonia, Fredonia, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] New Paltz, New Paltz, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Oswego, Oswego, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Potsdam, Potsdam, New York (U.S.)

State University of New York [SUNY] Purchase College, Purchase, New York (U.S.)

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (U.S.)

The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York (U.S.)

The University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (U.S.)

Union College, Schenectady, New York (U.S.)

United States Military Academy, West Point, New York (U.S.)

University at Albany, Albany, New York (U.S.)

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York (U.S.)

Yeshiva College, New York, New York (U.S.)

Texas

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas (U.S.)

Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas (U.S.)

Austin College, Sherman, Texas (U.S.)

Austin Community College, Austin, Texas (U.S.)

Baylor University, Waco, Texas (U.S.)

East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, Texas (U.S.)

Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas (U.S.)

Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas (U.S.)

Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas (U.S.)

McMurry University, Abilene, Texas (U.S.)

Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (U.S.)

Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas (U.S.)

Rice University, Houston, Texas (U.S.)

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (U.S.)

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (U.S.)

Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas (U.S.)

Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas (U.S.)

Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas (U.S.)

St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas (U.S.)

St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas (U.S.)

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (U.S.)

Texas A&M University, Commerce, Commerce, Texas (U.S.)

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas (U.S.)

Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas (U.S.)

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas (U.S.)

Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas (U.S.)

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas (U.S.)

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (U.S.)

Texas Women’s University, Houston, Texas (U.S.)

The University of Texas, Austin, Austin, Texas (U.S.)

Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (U.S.)

University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas (U.S.)

University of Houston, Houston, Texas (U.S.)

University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, Texas (U.S.)

The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (U.S.)

University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas (U.S.)

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas (U.S.)

University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas (U.S.)

University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, Texas (U.S.)

University of Texas, El Paso, El Paso, Texas (U.S.)

University of Texas, Pan American, Edinburg, Texas (U.S.)

University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas (U.S.)

Victoria College, Victoria, Texas (U.S.)

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas (U.S.)

Illinois

Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois (U.S.)

Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois (U.S.)

Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois (U.S.)

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois (U.S.)

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois (U.S.)

Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois (U.S.)

Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois (U.S.)

Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois (U.S.)

Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (U.S.)

Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois (U.S.)

Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois (U.S.)

Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois (U.S.)

Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois (U.S.)

Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois (U.S.)

North Central College, Naperville, Illinois (U.S.)

North Park University, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (U.S.)

Northwestern University, Chicago and Evanston, Illinois (U.S.)

Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois (U.S.)

Principia College, Elsah, Illinois (U.S.)

Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois (U.S.)

Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois (U.S.)

The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois (U.S.)

The University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)

University of Illinois, Springfield, Springfield, Illinois (U.S.)

Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois (U.S.)

Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois (U.S.)

Massachusetts

Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts (U.S.)

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Harvard University (History of Science Dept.), Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.S.)

massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts (U.S.)

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts (U.S.)

University of Massachusetts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Massachusetts (U.S.)

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Worcester State College, Worcester, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Florida

Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida (U.S.)

Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida (U.S.)

Florida A&M, Tallahassee, Florida (U.S.)

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.)

Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida (U.S.)

Florida International University, Miami, Florida (U.S.)

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (U.S.)

Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida (U.S.)

Palm Beach Atlantic College, Palm Beach, Florida (U.S.)

Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida (U.S.)

Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (U.S.)

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (U.S.)

The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (U.S.)

University of Miami, Miami, Florida (U.S.)

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (U.S.)

The University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (U.S.)

University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida (U.S.)