As the field of public health nursing advanced, providing adequate education became vital. Which piece of legislation is recognized as providing federal funds to support advanced training for public health nursing in the 1950s?

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The Health Amendment Act was passed in 1956 and provided funds to support public health nurse advanced training. The Public Health Service Act was passed in 1944 and authorized qualified nurses to be commissioned in the U.S. Public Health Services. The Hill-Burton Act was approved in 1945, and it resulted in federal funding of hospitals and medical centers. There is no Public Health Nursing Act.

As the Field of Public Health Nursing Advanced, Providing Adequate