DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1979 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania, Chairman HENRY A. NEIL, Jr., FREDERICK P. PFLUGER, ROBERT L. KNISELY, NICHOLAS G. CAVAROCCHI, ᏢᎪᎡᎢ 4 (Except National Institutes of Health) Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration.. Center for Disease Control..... Page 711 271 385 69 569 1 741 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California GUNN MCKAY, Utah TOM BEVILL, Alabama BILL CHAPPELL, Florida BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, California JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania BOB TRAXLER, Michigan ROBERT B. DUNCAN, Oregon JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts MAX BAUCUS, Montana CHARLES WILSON, Texas LINDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS, Louisiana ADAM BENJAMIN, JR., Indiana NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan J. KENNETH ROBINSON, Virginia WILLIAM L ARMSTRONG, Colorado CLAIR W. BURGENER, California KEITH F. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director (II) DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1979 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1978. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OVERVIEW WITNESSES DR. JULIUS B. RICHMOND, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH DR. JOYCE C. LASHOF, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS RUTH S. HANFT, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH POLICY, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS DR. GEORGE I. LYTHCOTT, ADMINISTRATOR, HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DR. WILLIAM H. FOEGE, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL DR. THOMAS MALONE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH DR. THOMAS P. FOLEY, ADMINISTRATOR, HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION RUPERT MOURE, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PHS PETER J. BERSANO, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PHS KENNETH S. LEVINE, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION WILFORD J. FORBUSH, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUDGET Mr. FLOOD. We now have the Public Health Service Overview, Dr. Julius B. Richmond, Assistant Secretary for Health. Doctor, you came aboard about a year ago? Dr. RICHMOND. Not quite, sir; 7 months ago. Mr. FLOOD. This is your first appearance though, is it not? Dr. RICHMOND. Yes, sir. But I was fortunate in being with you in the mid-60s and going to Wilkes-Barre with you for some talks. Mr. FLOOD. I remember. Dr. RICHMOND. So this is a renewal. Mr. FLOOD. You have the varsity with you, so suppose we meet them. Dr. RICHMOND. Yes, sir. On your far left we have Mr. Wilford Forbush, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget; next Dr. William Foege, Director of the Center for Disease Control, and next Dr. Thomas Malone, who is Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health; on my immediate right Mrs. Ruth Hanft, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy, Research and Statistics; on my left Mr. Peter Bersano, Director of the Office of Resource Management of the Public Health Service; on his (1) left Dr. Joyce Lashof, who is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Programs. On your far right Dr. George Lythcott, the Administrator of the Health Services Administration, sir. Mr. FLOOD. Doctor, I see you have a prepared statement. How do you propose we handle this? Dr. RICHMOND. It is very brief, sir, and I could read it. I think in the space of about 8 minutes. Mr. FLOOD. Fine, we will insert your biographical sketch at this point. [The information referred to follows:] |