Health planning which encompasses all factors and programs which impact on people’s health. Federally assisted CHP was done on a geographic basis by areawide and State CHP agencies which had authority to concern themselves with environmental and occupational health, health education, and personal health behavior as well as medical resources and services. CHP was initiated by the Comprehensive Health Planning and Public Health Services Amendments of 19(36, P.L. 89-749, and replaced by the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974. CHP was also noteworthy for the fact that the planning was guided by a council—a majority of whose members were health services consumers.