3.0.0 844 2023-01-11T13:19:23Z 2023-01-11T13:19:23Z Senate S S 2009-04-21 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-21T20:24:55Z Diabetes in Minority Populations Evaluation Act of 2010 111 1995 HR 2010-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2009-04-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-04-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2009-04-21 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2009-05-20 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-10-08 False Health Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Immunology and vaccination Medical education Medical research Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nutrition and diet Women's health Health 00 2009-04-21 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-23T19:34:48Z Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for: (1) ongoing research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) programs to treat diabetes in minority populations.

Requires the Director of NIH, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Diabetes Education Program, to provide for: (1) health care professionals' mentoring; and (2) minority health professionals' participation in diabetes-focused research programs. Requires the Director to make grants for a pipeline from high school to professional school that will increase minority representation in diabetes-focused health fields.

Directs the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee to assess federal activities and programs related to diabetes in minority populations.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) conduct research on diabetes in minority populations; (2) direct the Division of Diabetes Translation to educate the public on the causes and effects of diabetes in minority populations; and (3) carry out diabetes health promotion and prevention programs for minority populations.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to educate health professionals on the causes and effects of diabetes in minority populations.

Sets forth additional requirements for the Secretary related to: (1) factors that may influence health promotion, diabetes management, and prevention; (2) data collection on diabetes treatment, care, prevention, and services to the American Indian population; (3) increased participation of minority populations in clinical trials; and (4) specialized care for children with diabetes.

]]> Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009 Display Title Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes, and to reduce health disparities relating to diabetes within racial and ethnic minority groups, including African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s844is/xml/BILLS-111s844is.xml 2009-04-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.