The term 'PART OF HEW' refers to two departments of the United States government. The first is the Department of HEALTH, Education, and WELFARE (HEW), which was established in 1953 and was responsible for providing social services and HEALTH care to Americans. The second is the Department of HEALTH and Human Services (HHS), which was created in 1979 when HEW was split into two separate departments. The two solutions for the crossword are WELFARE, which refers to the Department of HEALTH, Education, and WELFARE, and HEALTH, which refers to the Department of HEALTH and Human Services.