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Nurse Training Act Amendments of 1979; Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce House of Representatives Ninety-sixth Congress First Session on H. R.1143 . H.R. 1337.H.R. 1651. March 22 1979

1979 · 91169 — Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. iii 1 145 3 pages. Tables/ Wraps. Serial No. 96-6. The Nurse Training Act of 1964 NTA was a landmark U.S. federal law enacted to combat a severe nursing shortage by providing funding for nursing education student loans and school construction. It authorized over $283 million over five years significantly expanding the nursing workforce and increasing diversity by promoting the integration of nursing schools. It provided grants for the construction and renovation of nursing school facilities. It established low-interest student loans to make nursing education more accessible. It funded improvements to nursing school programs to increase enrollment. It played a crucial role in dismantling racial segregation in professional nursing schools supporting Black nurses' access to education. It dramatically increased the number of nurses per capita in the United States especially between 1972 and 1983. The 1964 NTA represented a major shift in the federal government's role setting the stage for ongoing federal investment in nursing education. Following 1964 several amendments continued federal support for nursing education throughout the 1970s. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback