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1975 Senate Hearings on Public Health and Disease Prevention Legislation

Original title: Disease control and health education and promotion, 1975: hearings before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session on S. 1454 to revise and extend the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes; S. 1466 to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and revise the program of assistance for the control and prevention of communicable diseases; S. 1467 to provide for the establishment of the National Center for Health Education and Promotion to advance the national health; to reduce preventable illness, disability, and death, to moderate self-imposed risks, to promote progress and scholarship in consumer health education and preventive medicine, and for other purposes; S. 1521 to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Health Education Administration within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and to provide for the development and implementation of a National Health Education Program [held] May 7 and 8, 1975.

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What This Bill Does

This document summarizes Senate hearings held in May 1975 regarding four proposed bills aimed at updating the , expanding disease control programs, and establishing new national centers and administrations for health education.

Why it matters

These hearings represent the legislative process for four bills (S. 1454, S. 1466, S. 1467, and S. 1521) that proposed significant changes to federal public health infrastructure, disease prevention funding, and the creation of a national health education program.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

Department of Health, Education and Welfare

The department would be responsible for implementing the proposed Health Education Administration and National Health Education Program.

Directly affected

Public health agencies

These agencies would see changes to the funding and structure of communicable disease control and prevention programs.

Key Facts

  • The Subcommittee on Health held hearings on May 7 and 8, 1975, to discuss four specific public health bills.
  • S. 1454 proposes to revise and extend the existing Public Health Service Act.
  • S. 1466 proposes to extend and revise federal assistance programs for the control and prevention of communicable diseases.
  • S. 1467 proposes the creation of a National Center for Health Education and Promotion to focus on consumer health education and preventive medicine.
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  • S. 1521 proposes the establishment of a Health Education Administration within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
  • The stated goals of the proposed legislation include reducing preventable illness, disability, and death, and moderating self-imposed health risks.

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What was the purpose of these 1975 hearings?
The hearings were held to gather information and discuss four proposed bills aimed at updating public health laws and creating new federal health education programs.
Which federal department would be affected by these proposals?
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare would be directly affected, particularly by the proposal to establish a new Health Education Administration within it.

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Shift toward preventive health

The grouping of these four bills indicates a coordinated legislative push in 1975 to move federal health policy from reactive disease treatment to proactive health education and prevention.

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Connected Entities

Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
OrganizationDepartment of Health, Education and Welfare“The federal department targeted for the proposed Health Education Administration”Map →
OrganizationSubcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare“The Senate committee conducting the hearings.”Map →

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