| 2006 |
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment
Modernization Act significantly modifies
program formulas for funding. |
| 2005 |
Office of
Health Information Technology established
to leverage the power of health information technology
and telehealth to meet the needs of people who are
uninsured, underserved, and/or have special needs.
|
| 2002 |
President's Health Center
Initiative significantly expands program
that makes primary health care available and accessible
to underserved individuals. |
| 1998 |
Health
Professions Education Partnership Act of 1998
consolidates and reauthorizes health professions
and minority and disadvantaged health education
programs. |
| 1997 |
State
Children's Health Insurance Program created,
enabling States to extend health coverage to more
uninsured children.
|
| 1996 |
Health Centers Consolidation Act of
1996 brings together under one grant
structure Community Health Centers, Migrant/Seasonal
Farmworker Health Centers, Health Care for the
Homeless Health Centers and Health Centers for
Residents of Public Housing. |
| 1996 |
Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996
expand services to pregnant women with HIV to
prevent transmission of the virus to their babies. |
| 1991 |
Healthy Start program established
to attack the causes of infant mortality, low
birthweight and other poor perinatal outcomes
for women and infants living in high-risk situations.
|
| 1990 |
Ryan
White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency
(CARE) Act begins providing support
for people with HIV/AIDS. |
| 1987 |
Indian Health
Service separates from HRSA and becomes
an independent agency. |
| 1987 |
Office of Rural Health Policy
established to promote better health care service
in rural America. |
| 1986 |
Legislation
authorizing the National Practitioner Data Bank
and National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
passed. |
| 1985 |
Blood
test to detect HIV licensed. |
| 1984 |
HIV
identified as a virus that causes AIDS
by Public Health Service and French scientists.
National Organ Transplantation Act
signed into law. |
| 1982 |
Maternal and Child Health
Block Grant implemented (passed in 1981). |
| 1982 |
Health
Resources and Services Administration created
by merging Health Services Administration and
Health Resources Administration. |
| 1981 |
AIDS
identified. |
| 1980 |
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
replaces U.S. Department of Health Education and
Welfare
|
| 1979 |
U.S.
Department of Education Organization
Act signed into law, establishing separate
U.S. Department of Education.
|
| 1973 |
Health
Services Administration and Health Resources Administration
established. Health Services and Mental Health
Administration abolished. Bureau of Health Manpower
moved from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
to Health Resources Administration.
|
| 1970 |
National
Health Service Corps launched. |
| 1968 |
Bureau
of Health Manpower assigned to National
Institutes of Health. Bureau of Health Services
moved to new Health Services and Mental Health
Administration. |
| 1966 |
Bureau
of Health Services and Bureau of Health Manpower
replace Bureau of Medical Services
and Bureau of State Services. New Bureau of
Disease Prevention and Environmental Control
(becomes Center for Disease Control in 1970)
established.
Community Health Center and Migrant
Health Center programs launched. |
| 1962 |
Migrant
Health Act provides support for clinics
serving agricultural workers. |
| 1953 |
U.S.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
created at cabinet level, replacing Federal Security
Agency.
|
| 1946 |
Public
Health Service National Hospital Program
helps communities survey hospital deficiencies
and build needed facilities. |
| 1943 |
Bureau
of Medical Services and Bureau of State Services
established as headquarters components of U.S.
Public Health Service in the Federal Security
Agency. |
| 1939 |
Federal
Security Agency created, bringing together
related Federal activities in the fields of health,
education, and social insurance.
|
| 1935 |
Social
Security Act Title V authorizes maternal
and child health programs, Title VI authorizes
general health grants to States by the Public
Health Service |
