<P> The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , also known as the Health Department , is a cabinet - level department of the U.S. federal government 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 Department of Education was created in 1979 , it was called the Department of Health , Education , and Welfare ( HEW ) . </P>
<P> The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , also known as the Health Department , is a cabinet - level department of the U.S. federal government 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 Department of Education was created in 1979 , it was called the Department of Health , Education , and Welfare ( HEW ) . </P>
abbreviation for us department of health and human services
abbreviation for us department of health and human services
HHS
HHS