PEDIATRICS Vol. 76 No. 5 November 1985, pp. 848-849
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Fiftieth Anniversaries Are Special

ROBERT J. HAGGERTY MD1

1 President, American Academy of Pediatrics

Golden anniversaries are very special. The 50th anniversary of Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935 has extra significance for the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Academy owes its existence in large part to the events leading up to the Act and the current implementation of the Act has been greatly influenced by the Academy. The story deserves telling again.1,2

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) received national visibility with the first White House conference in 1909, which led to the formation of the Children's Bureau in 1912. The first studies done by this organization highlighted the high rate of infant mortality and severe handicaps among children.