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Chaired by Raymond R Shafer, the commission was comprised of 13 prestigious persons who represented medicine, education, government, and law enforcement. The first of two reports was transmit¬ ted to President Nixon on March 22, 1972, and titled Marijuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding. The President rejected the entire report.      

A study group formed in the early 1980s to investigate the status of public education in the United States.  

A national organization designed to ensure rigorous professional standards for health educators and to issue credentials to qualified individuals (CHES).  

Organized within the Centers for Disease Control [although the President’s Committee on Health Education recommend it be established within the (then). Department of Health, Education, and Welfare].  

Established in 1974 under authority granted by the passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. The was organized as a part of the (then) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Its basic functions were to compile and analyze child abuse research, establish a clearinghouse for information, develop and publish documents to be used…

Founded in 1872. For the first time, the word “prevention” was used in the title of a professional association. The was in existence until 1888.  

A comprehensive, nationwide analysis of educational objectives and their achievement in 10 learning areas.    

Created in 1972 through authorization granted to the director of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention.  

A scientific group founded over a century ago to serve science and the U.S. government. The composed of distinguished scholars in scientific and engineering research dedicated to the furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. The was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 3, 1863, to serve as an official advisor…

A response to external stimuli in which the reaction to it is independent of the direction from which it comes.