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[{$pagename}] ([HHS]) is an [United States Executive Branch] of the [United States federal government] whose head is a member of the [United States Cabinet|United States Cabinet Department] with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential [human] services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America".

Before the separate federal [United States Department of Education] was created in [1979|Year 1979], it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ([HEW]).

Some [{$pagename}] other [United States Federal Agency] and [Organizational Entity]
* [HHSOCR]
* [National Institutes of Health] ([NIH])

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* [#1] - [United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services|Wikipedia:United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2013-05-06-