On Apr. 13, 1990, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommendations for use of any of the three…
On Mar. 9, 1990, President Bush appointed Antonia C. Novello as U.S. Surgeon General. She was the first…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported viral causes of gastroenteritis, helping identify…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed guidelines for Telecommunications Systems for Surveillance,…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a large outbreak of of nosocomial…
In 1990, the Safe Water System (SWS) was developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
In 1989, recommendations for routine 2nd doses of measles-containing vaccine were issued by both ACIP and the American…
In 1989, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating…
In 1989, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Laboratory Training Network to…
On Jun. 17, 1988, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the recipients…
In 1988, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the Disabilities Prevention Program to give…
In 1988, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Chronic Disease Division to target…
On Jun. 26, 1987, it was announced that the National Center for Health Statistics ﾠ(NCHS) had become a…
In 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of a study on…
In Aug. 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission…
On Sept. 9, 1986, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-sponsored the first National Conference…
In 1986, the University of British Columbia (UBC) approved an agreement with the BC Centre for Disease Control…
In 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act was enacted by Congress. The Department of Health and Human…
In 1986, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Division of Injury Epidemiology and…
In 1986, the Office on Smoking and Health became part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
On Apr. 12, 1985, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that between March 22,…
In Apr. 15, 1985, the first International AIDS conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, was organized by the WHO,…
In 1985, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised the case definition of AIDS to…
On Jan. 4, 1983, epidemiologic evidence that the AIDS agent was blood-borne led to official meetings and public…
In 1983, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National AIDS Hotline (NAH) to…
On Dec. 10, 1982, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided an update on AIDS…
On Nov. 5, 1982, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published infection control recommendation for…
On Jul. 27, 1982, a meeting in Washington, DC, attended by federal officials, university researchers, community activists, and…
On Jul. 16, 1982, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first three cases…
On Jan. 15, 1982, the second AIDS patient was admitted to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…