Which of the following made nurses available to provide health services for women and children?
1. Sheppard Tower Act
2. Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy
3. Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing Program (EPSDT)
4. Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC)
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This act also offered well-child and child-development services, provided adequate hospital ser-vices and facilities for women and children, and provided grants-in-aid for establishing maternal and child welfare programs.
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