(6-16-08) HRSA has updated income levels used to identify a “low income family” for the purpose of determining eligibility of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds for health professions and nursing training programs, including Title VII of the Public Health Service Act. The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines a low income family as having an annual income that does not exceed 200 percent of HHS poverty guidelines, which are based on poverty thresholds published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index.