Timeline of Events 1962 Symposium in Seattle on improved dissemination of health care information in the US 1965 Medical Libraries Assistance Act passed by US Congress, creating the Regional Medical Library system, now the NN/LM Fall 1991 Consumer Health Information Service, Toronto Reference Library opens July 1992 & October 1993 Cumberlege Seminars to improve management of the health care knowledge base in the UK January 1995 National Health Service (NHS) Executive Library Adviser appointed December 1995 HealthLINC concept paper submitted to Health Canada by Joanne Marshall February 1997 National Forum on Health final report February 1997 Federal budget includes $50 million over 3 years for the development of the Canada Health Information System August 1997 Advisory Council on Health Infostructure formed October 1997 Health Libraries Assistance Act proposal submitted to the Honourable Allan Rock by Jim Henderson May 1998 CISTI funds meeting to discuss a national network of health libraries June 1998 Canadian Health Network, formerly the National Population Health Clearinghouse, begins operation September 1998 Release of final report of National Conference on Health Info-Structure September 1998 Health Canada funds a study for further development of National Network of Health Libraries concept