Milestones in Child and Maternal Health By jandarian.2 Dec 24, 1912 Children’s Bureau established http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb Dec 24, 1921 Maternity and Infancy Care Act http://womenshistory.about.com/od/laws/a/sheppard-towner.htm Dec 24, 1965 Medicaid established https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/program-history/program-history.html Dec 24, 1972 Special food programs established, WIC https://www.odh.ohio.gov/en/odhprograms/ns/wicn/wic1.aspx Dec 24, 1974 Congress passed sudden infant death syndrome Act of 1974 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/93/hr11386 Dec 24, 1997 State Children’s Health Insurance Program https://www.medicaid.gov/chip/chip-program-information.html Dec 24, 2009 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act https://www.medicaid.gov/chip/chipra/chipra.html Dec 24, 2010 Affordable Care Act https://www.medicaid.gov/affordablecareact/affordable-care-act.html
