[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1218 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1218

   To provide for an African American Health Initiative under which 
 demonstration projects conduct targeted health campaigns directed at 
                high-risk African American populations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2001

   Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for an African American Health Initiative under which 
 demonstration projects conduct targeted health campaigns directed at 
                high-risk African American populations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``African American Health Initiative 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may make grants to 
public entities or nonprofit private community organizations for the 
purpose of carrying out five demonstration projects to conduct targeted 
health campaigns directed at high-risk African American populations. 
Activities carried out by such a project shall include the following:
            (1) Planning, organizing, and conducting a symposium of all 
        major elements of the community to identify the best ways to 
        reach and influence African American individuals in the 
        community.
            (2) Designing culturally-relevant public health messages 
        and health care communication directed at the African American 
        community to change attitudes toward health care.
            (3) Creating effective outreach programs and teaching tools 
        that will reduce the health risks of the African American 
        community.
In making such grants, the Secretary shall provide for an education 
program for health care providers in San Bernardino County, in the 
State of California, that will facilitate increased utilization of area 
health services by the African American community.
    (b) Goals of Project.--The goals of projects under subsection (a) 
shall be to accomplish, over a five-year period, the following:
            (1) To reduce by 15 percent the incidence of sudden infant 
        death syndrome (commonly known as SIDS).
            (2) To increase the incidence of proper diagnosis and 
        control of hypertension to minimize stroke, renal failure, and 
        congestive heart failure among the African American population.
            (3) To reduce the incidence of death due to prostate cancer 
        by increasing the number of African American men screened and 
        referred for treatment.
            (4) To increase by 5 percent the number of African 
        Americans who have health insurance and have a primary care 
        doctor.
            (5) To increase by 3 percent the number of African 
        Americans who pledge to be organ and tissue donors.
    (c) Project Areas.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
projects under subsection (a) shall be carried out in five separate 
counties (or other political subdivisions), of which three shall be in 
urban areas and two shall be in rural areas.
    (d) Reports.--Not later than June 1, 2008, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Congress a report describing the projects carried out 
under subsection (a) and evaluating the extent to which the projects 
have met the goals under subsection (b).
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