Saving Lives Through Better Data Act

2019-06-12

Introduced in Senate

Saving Lives Through Better Data Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to public health data systems. Among other things, the CDC must award grants to help public health departments modernize and improve their systems with respect to data collection, analysis, and reporting.

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