1997 Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conference

Background Documents

The Findings and Recommendations of the FCC Telecommunications and Health Care Advisory Committee regarding telemedicine and the rural telemedicine provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala's letter to the FCC and HHS's response.

Vice President Gore asked HHS to develop recommendations for federal activities for providing enhanced consumer health information (CHI) through the national information infrastructure (NII). In response, the department released Consumer Health Information: Status Report.

Jean Wooldridge submitted this handout, CDC/NCI Demonstration Project: Breast & Cervical Health and the Underserved, as background material for Tools and Toolboxes #2: Tales from the Trenches.