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A listing of sites that have undergone preliminary assessment and inspection with respect to toxic chemical spills and other discharges to determine which locations pose immediate threats to persons living or working near the release. These sites are most in need of cleanup, promulgated by EPA under CERCLA.  

The period in American education from 1788 to the present.  

Founded in 1949 and consolidated with the National League for Nursing in 1952.  

Founded in 1952 as a consolidation of the National League of Nursing Education, the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Nursing, the Joint Committee on Practical Nurses and Auxiliary Workers in Nursing Services, the Joint Committee on Careers in Nursing, the National Committee for the Improvement of Nursing Sendees,…

As a result of the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking, the was established in 1964. It was the first national antismoking coalition.  

Organized within the Department of Transportation. It develops and enforces safety standards for certain parts of motor vehicles. The division of the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts research on driver behavior and traffic safety, and investigates and enforces safety standards for motor vehicles and their operation. Established in 1970, it is also responsible for…

Organized within the National Institutes of Health, the is concerned with research and prevention activities related to the heart, blood, lungs, sleep disorders, and the Women’s Health Initiative.  

One of the National Institutes of Health. Established through the passage of the National Heart Act of 1948.  

A proposed federally controlled health insurance that would be available to all U.S. citizens. A term not yet defined in the United States. A federally established and operated system of health care financing encompassing all (or nearly all) citizens. Such a system, not in effect in the U.S., would provide uniform benefits to all and…

The concept of a comprehensive health insurance coverage provided by the federal government for all its citizens, Medicare; Medicaid; National Health Insurance.