... minors’ rights, and the law. The sem-inars’ success demonstrated both the demandfor special training and the need for it. As aresult,in 1967, the program provided funding toexpand or develop ... provided by the trainingprogram. The close historical ties between the federal MCHB and state MCH programs and the fact that funds for the training program arecurrently a part of the discretionary ... national and state speakers on current program, policy, and legislative issues, and workshops that build onsome of the plenary sessions’ themes and onother issues and new developments in the fields....