H.Res. 1656 · 111th Congress
Raising awareness of hypertension and helping to reverse its prevalence in the United States through…
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Raising awareness of hypertension and helping to reverse its prevalence in the United States through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce the excess salt content in foods.
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Encourages individuals to be proactive about their health and to become knowledgeable of their blood pressure and their risk for hypertension.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 23, 2010
Encourages individuals to be proactive about their health and to become knowledgeable of their blood pressure and their risk for hypertension.
Expresses support for: (1) community-based programs that use culturally competent and evidence-based strategies to address hypertension; and (2) research that provides a better understanding of how hypertension affects communities that have been historically underrepresented in demographic studies and clinical trials for antihypertensive drugs.
Recognizes the importance of linking hypertension awareness programs to other existing programs that address health concerns such as diabetes and obesity at the community health and development levels.
Calls for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set mandatory national standards, including improved nutrition labeling, for the sodium content in foods.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Raising awareness of hypertension and helping to reverse its prevalence in the United States through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce the excess salt content in foods.
Latest action (Sep 23, 2010): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 23, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.