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The National Health Service Corps was created.
Their mission: building healthy communities by connecting primary health care providers to areas of the United States with limited access to care. -
Worldwide eradication of smallpox, led by the U.S. Public Health Service.
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Identification of AIDS
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1984
National Organ Transplantation Act was signed into law. -
The McKinney Act was passed to provide health care to the homeless.
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The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) was created. Their misson: to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
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The Human Genome Project was established.
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The Vaccines for Children Program was established, providing free immunizations to all children in low-income families.
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HHS responds to the nation’s first bioterrorism attack -- delivery of anthrax through the mail.
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The Affordable Care Act was signed into law, putting in place comprehensive U.S. health insurance reforms. This is the PPACA aiming at increasing the rate of health insurance coverage for Americans and reducing the overall costs of health care.
