H.R. 2651 · 114th Congress
Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2015
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Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 4, 2015
Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to: (1) expand, intensify, and support activities regarding prediabetes and diabetes, particularly type 2, in minority populations; (2) award grants for a mentoring program for health care professionals to be more involved in weight counseling, obesity research, and nutrition; (3) provide for the participation of minority health professionals in diabetes-focused research programs; and (4) award grants for programs to establish a pipeline from high school to professional school that will increase minority representation in diabetes-focused health fields.
The Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee must report on federal activities regarding prediabetes and diabetes in minority populations and prepare a plan to address prediabetes and diabetes in minority populations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must conduct and support research and public health activities regarding diabetes in minority populations. The Division of Diabetes Translation must educate the public on diabetes in minority populations and educate minority populations on diabetes. The National Diabetes Education Program must educate specific minority populations through culturally and linguistically appropriate information campaigns.
The Health Resources and Services Administration must educate health professionals on diabetes in minority populations.
The Indian Health Service must: (1) conduct and support research and other activities regarding diabetes; and (2) coordinate the collection of data on clinically and culturally appropriate diabetes services.
The Department of Health and Human Services must arrange for the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) to update its report entitled "Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care."Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2015
Latest action (Jun 5, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 4, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.