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Maternal and Child Health Program

A program targeting the health of mothers, infants or children specifically as its defined population, rather than the general population. Belongs here: a maternal or child survival program. Does not belong here: a program serving the general population with no maternal or child focus.

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Era of Emergence
1935 1
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1. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Wikipedia
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Programs section
Quote, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Programs section
MCHB administers the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Blockgrant Program (enacted in 1935 as part of the Social Security Act) and other maternal and child health programs.
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