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Title(s): Regional medical programs (revised)
Author(s): DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publication
Date: 		1995
Publication
Information: 		[Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1995
Language(s): English
Format: Moving image; 007 min.; Sound; Black and white; Color
Subject(s): United States. Regional Medical Programs Service.
Regional Medical Programs
Legislation, Medical
Geographic
Subject: 		United States
Rights: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Identifier(s): See catalog record: 101472445
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101472445
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Description: This video provides a brief overview of the establishment of the Regional Medical Programs in the 1960s. President Lyndon Johnson had asked Dr. Michael DeBakey to develop recommendations for improving the sharing of health and medical research and information to combat heart disease, cancer, and stroke in America. In October 1965, the Regional Medical Programs (RMP) were established, based at key medical libraries and institutions across the country. The RMP was scaled back in 1974 when changes in leadership led to a loss of funding and support for the programs.

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