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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.  

A voluntary organization made up of representatives of various health organizations to coordinate efforts to deal with health issues affecting the country. Established in 1921.  

Formerly the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Following the development of the Salk vaccine, the organization changed its name to the focusing on birth defects.  

Following the development of a vaccine in 1957 to prevent polio, the changed its name to the National Foundation/March of Dimes, focusing its attention on birth defects.  

A listing of persons exposed to hazardous substances. This listing is composed of chemical-specific sub-registries. The primary purpose of the registry program is to create a large database of similarly exposed persons. This database is to be used to facilitate epidemiological research in ascertaining adverse health effects of persons exposed to low levels of chemicals…

Circumstances in which a curtailment of services and social order is likely to occur, which put the social order at risk and endanger the safety and lives of a substantial portion of the public.