3.0.0 3965 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z Senate S S 2006-09-28 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-09-28T17:18:33Z 2006-09-28 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10462) IntroReferral 2006-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10461) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N Health AIDS (Disease) Access to health care Asthma Cancer Cardiovascular diseases Community health services Diabetes Economics and Public Finance Family planning and birth control Federal aid to health facilities Hispanic Americans Human immunodeficiency viruses Maternal health services Medical research Medical statistics Medically uninsured Mental health services Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Sexually transmitted diseases Women Health 00 2006-09-28 Introduced in Senate 2006-12-11T21:34:22Z Latina Health Access Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for programs and activities that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas. Directs that grant funds be used to care for a full spectrum of preventable and treatable health care problems in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner, including through: (1) family planning services and information; (2) prenatal and postnatal care; and (3) assistance and services with respect to asthma, cancer, HIV disease and AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, diabetes, and heart disease.

Requires the Secretary to reserve a portion of grants and assistance awarded under the PHSA for entities that represent medically underserved areas or populations with a large number of uninsured low-income individuals.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to research institutions to: (1) conduct research on the health status of populations for which there is an absence of health data, such as the Latina population; and (2) work with organizations that focus on such populations on developing participatory community-based research methods.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide outreach, education, and delivery of comprehensive health services to uninsured and low-income individuals in a culturally competent manner; and (2) carry out a health education program targeted specifically to such individuals through community centered informational forums, public service announcements, and media campaigns.

]]> Latina Health Access Act Display Title Latina Health Access Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the serious health care access barriers, and consequently higher incidences of disease, for low-income, uninsured populations. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Latina Health Access Act Introduced in Senate 2006-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3965is/xml/BILLS-109s3965is.xml 2006-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10462) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.