The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the 'United States Public Health Service' (PHS) as the primary division of the Department of Health. This would later be re-named as the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW).
In 1979, under the 'Department of Education Organization Act', the education functions were transferred to a new department, called the 'United States Department of Education'. And the 'United States Public Health Service' (PHS) was again re-named as the 'Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS).
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service
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