H.R. 7052 · 110th Congress
Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008
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McMorris RodgersSponsor4 cosponsors · 3 D, 1 R
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Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make five grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to conduct demonstration projects to screen children in kindergarten through grade six for high blood pressure.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 24, 2008
Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make five grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to conduct demonstration projects to screen children in kindergarten through grade six for high blood pressure.
Requires screening programs, subject to parental consent, to screen children every six months during the school year, but to screen children one month after their initial screening if they fall in the 95th percentile or above for students with high blood pressure.
Requires grantees to provide parents of children who remain in such range after their second screening with: (1) referrals to health care providers for consultations about high blood pressure; and (2) written information from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding hypertension risks and lifestyle changes related to diet and exercise that can improve overall health.
Directs the Secretary to give grant preference to at least one LEA serving a high percentage of Native American, Latino, or African-American students.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008
Latest action (Sep 24, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 24, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.