Rettie L L
J Allied Health. 1981 May;10(2):114-9.
The United States Government has had a long and enduring interest in the health of its citizens and in the training of health care providers. It was not, however, until 1963 that federal funds were specifically appropriated for health professions education. Almost ten years after the first legislation which authorized funding of health personnel training, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education assessed the health care of the nation and concluded that in spite of sizeable appropriations to educational programs, health care providers were still in short supply in the inner city and in rural areas of the country. The Carnegie Commission's report triggered congressional interest in the maldistribution problem and led to funding of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program in 1972. Since the funding of the initial 11 AHECs in 1972, the Bureau of Health Manpower (renamed the Bureau of Health Professions) has funded more than 20 AHECs. In reviewing the annals of health personnel and projecting the future needs of this nation, it is encouraging to note that many of the Carnegie Commission's goals for better health care are being met through AHECs.
美国政府长期以来一直关注其公民的健康以及医疗保健提供者的培训。然而，直到1963年，联邦资金才专门用于卫生专业教育。在第一部授权为卫生人员培训提供资金的立法出台近十年后，卡内基高等教育委员会对国家的医疗保健状况进行了评估，得出的结论是，尽管对教育项目有大量拨款，但该国市中心和农村地区的医疗保健提供者仍然短缺。卡内基委员会的报告引发了国会对分布不均问题的关注，并导致1972年为地区健康教育中心（AHEC）项目提供资金。自1972年最初的11个AHEC获得资金以来，卫生人力局（后更名为卫生专业局）已为20多个AHEC提供了资金。在回顾卫生人员的历史并预测该国未来的需求时，令人鼓舞的是，卡内基委员会许多改善医疗保健的目标正在通过AHEC得以实现。
