Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/957

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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-626—NOV. 10, 1978

92 STAT. 3589

tific, behavioral, and epidemiological studies concerning the promotion of child health and the prevention of childhood diseases and concerning the efficacy and efficiency of child health programs, shall— (A) formulate specific goals with respect to the promotion of > ari'jf the health status of children and expectant mothers in the United States; (B) develop a comprehensive national plan for achieving .s.oitssfi'^q'ato..,; these goals and otherwise promoting the health of children in the United States; and (C) transmit to the Secretary, to the Committee on Interstate Report to and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to Secretary and the Committee on Human Resources of the Senate, not later than congressional committees. eighteen months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report detailing the comprehensive national plan it has developed and recommendations for such adminsitrative, legislative, and other actions as it deems appropriate to implement this plan and to otherwise promote the health of children in the United States. (2) The panel shall include in its comprehensive national plan National plan (developed under paragraph (1)(B)) recommendations with respect to— (A) the appropriate type and quantity of preventive health care and other health services needed by children in general and by particular types of children at risk; (B) the appropriate methods (and providers) for delivering and financing the delivery of such services; (C) the appropriate methods for coordinating and consolidating, within an agency and between agencies, the administration of child health promotion programs; (D) the need for research into the delivery of such services and the promotion of child health; (E) the appropriate methods for instructing children and parents in methods of maintaining their health; (F) the encouragement of innovative programs to promote child health; (G) the appropriate methods (including demonstration pro.<-." '"!•• grams) for applying research findings to delivery of health " ' services to children and otherwise to promoting the health of children; (H) the appropriate relationship between child health promotion programs and health planning organizations; (I) the appropriate support of training of health personnel for child health promotion programs; and (J) the appropriate technical assistance to States to implement child health promotion programs. (c)(1) The panel shall be composed of the Assistant Secretary Membership, for Health and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, who shall serve as ex officio members, and of fifteen other members who shall be appointed by the Secretary not later than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Among members of the panel appointed by the Secretary, the Secretary shall appoint not less than three, nor more than five, individuals employed by the ....... Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and shall appoint ^"^*^*---^ representatives from the scientific, medical, dental, allied health, mental health, preventive health, public health, and education professions, as well as consumers and representatives from State and local health agencies.