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The largest teachers’ professional organization in the United States.  

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

An ATSDR proposed registry designed to ascertain the effects of waste sites on public health by examining existing health outcomes while using existing databases and information as much as possible.  

Appointed by President Nixon in 1971, the Committee’s mission was to 1. describe the state of the art of health education; 2. define the need for health education in the United States; 3. establish goals, priorities, and objectives for health education; and 4. determine the most appropriate structure, organization, and function for a national health…

Founded in 1909 and is considered the beginning of the mental health movement.  

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…