Celebrating 75 Years of Title V (Maternal and Child Health) and Re-exploring Our Roots

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With roots going back to the formation of the Children’s Bureau in 1912, Title V (Maternal and Child Health) of the Social Security Act (SSA) provides a foundation for ensuring the health of our Nation’s mothers and children. Passed by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 14, 1935, Title V authorized the Maternal and Child Health Services Programs that are now administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) as part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services. Seventy-five years later, Title V continues to provide leadership, performance, and accountability to ensure the delivery of health care and related services to all mothers, infants, children, adolescents, and children with special health care needs in the Nation–including those with low incomes, diverse ethnic or racial backgrounds, or isolated populations with limited access to care. …