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The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. [2] The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service). [3] This Act provided a legislative basis for the provision of public health services in the United States.
In July 2006, the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response was introduced. On December 19, 2006 it became public law and OPHEP was officially changed to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness ...
1950: Public Health Services Act Amendments PL 81-692; 1955: Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act PL 84-377; 1956: Health Research Facilities Act PL 84-835; 1960: Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid) PL 86-778; 1961: Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 87-395; 1962: Public Health Service Act PL 87-838
The Act amends the Public Health Service Act in order to extend, fund, and improve several programs designed to prepare the United States and health professionals in the event of a pandemic, epidemic, or biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear accident or attack. The Act clarifies the authority of different American officials, makes it ...
Children's Health Act; Children's Health Insurance Program; Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013; Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act; Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005; Combating Autism Act; Community Health Services and Facilities Act; Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act; Community Mental ...
In the area of environmental protection and public health, a Public Health Service 1969 community water survey that looked at more than a thousand drinking water systems across the United States drew two important conclusions that supported a growing demand for stronger protections that were adopted in the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act. The ...
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On December 19, 2006, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Public Law No. 109-417, was signed into law by President George W. Bush.First introduced in the House by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), PAHPA had broad implications for the United States Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) preparedness and response activities.