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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the impact of proposed health care reforms on American elementary and secondary schools. The hearing focused on how the proposed Health Security Act would affect and benefit schools and how American schools can assist in realizing the objectives of the Act. Much of the testimony was presented…
Descriptors: Administrators, Advocacy, Agencies, Educational Attitudes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
The U.S. Congress declared that "it is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal obligation to the American Indian people, to meet the national goal of providing the highest possible health status to Indians and to provide existing Indian health services with all resources necessary to effect that…
Descriptors: American Indians, Feasibility Studies, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1975
Experts testifying at the National Nutrition Policy study hearings on June 19-21, 1974 in Washington, at the invitation of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, recommended several steps which the committee staff feel merit a prompt Congressional response. This report prepared by staff incorporates those recommendations,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Delivery Systems, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality, Washington, DC. – 1988
A child born in Japan, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, or any of 12 other industrialized nations has a better chance of surviving his or her first year than does a child born in the United States. This is because too many babies are born too small, too many are born too soon, and too many mothers never get decent care…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Weight, Community Programs, Employed Parents
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
This document comprises the testimonies presented at this hearing and related documents. A new study on trends in family income in the United States from 1970 to 1986, prepared in the Congressional Budget Office, is included, as is a fact sheet on children and families in poverty. Millions of children and families have been left out of the…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Advocacy, Day Care, Economically Disadvantaged