CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Articles and editorials

Deadly Immunity, H5074-H5077 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings to reduce asthma (see H.R. 2571), H3892 [24MY]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see S. 1442), S8664 [21JY]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1319), H1508 [15MR]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 949), H794 [17FE]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1024 [8MR]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 628), S2734 [15MR]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (see S. 1828), S11212 [6OC]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 159), H76 [4JA]

Ecology and environment: promote healthy communities (see S. 2047), S13161 [17NO]

Health: establish reasonable legal reforms that will facilitate the manufacture of vital, life-saving vaccines (see H.R. 650), H411 [8FE]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1289), S7070 [22JN] (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 226), S738 [1FE]

Mental health: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 1902), S11665 [20OC] (see H.R. 4124), H9047 [24OC]

Minorities: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H76 [4JA]

Public buildings: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (see H.R. 4500), H11502 [13DE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (see S. 655), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1569), H1894 [12AP]

———continue Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revitalization program (see H.R. 1570), H1894 [12AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize and extend provisions relating to contaminant prevention, detection, and response (see S. 1426), S8488 [19JY]

Schools: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2763), H4186 [7JN]

Women: provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H4141 [26MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

Descriptions

New York, NY, Fire Dept.-Mount Sinai Hospital Partnership, S11956 [27OC]

World Trade Center Health Registry, S11957 [27OC]

Letters

Restore certain funding for New York emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S11956 [27OC]

———several New York, NY, officials, S11956 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Africa: develop plan to protect blood supply from infectious diseases, H5286 [28JN]

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome: research funding, H3884 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (H.R. 949), E304 [18FE], E925 [10MY], E1034 [20MY]

Diseases: Cushing's disease research funding, E2116 [18OC]

———elimination of rubella in the U.S., E714 [21AP]

———ensure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine and syringes, E2358 [15NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (H.R. 4033), E2078 [7OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (H.R. 3616), E2334 [10NO]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (H.R. 2945), E1257 [17JN]

Funding, H5049 [23JN]

Health: improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (H.R. 3598), H6939 [28JY], E1662 [29JY]

———link between child vaccinations containing mercury and autism, H5074 [23JN], H9451 [1NO]

Mental health: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (H.R. 4124), E2153 [24OC]

Minorities: health disparities reduction funding, H5064 [23JN]

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1045, E1047, E1052 [20MY]

National Children's Study: funding, H5158 [24JN]

National security: strengthen the national biodefense system, H5105 [24JN]

Public buildings: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (H.R. 4500), H11459-H11462 [13DE], E2626 [19DE]

Research: hereditary blood disorders hemophilia research funding, H1270 [10MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arthritis: program funding, S11992 [27OC]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (S. 1442), S8667 [21JY]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding, S11877-S11880, S11895 [26OC]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 569), S2273 [8MR], S4643 [9MY], S4863 [10MY]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (S. 628), S2743 [15MR]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (S. 1353), S7836 [30JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (S. 1930), S12013 [27OC]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S11220-S11222 [6OC]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S10652-S10656 [29SE]

Ecology and environment: promote healthy communities (S. 2047), S13174 [17NO]

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10349-S10351 [22SE]

Health: provide for uterine fibroid research and education (S. 1289), S7075 [22JN]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (S. 226), S741 [1FE]

Insects: mosquito abatement funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

Mental health: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 1902), S11669-S11671 [20OC]

New York: restore certain funding for emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S11955-S11957 [27OC]

Public buildings: rename certain buildings in honor of Senators Harkin and Specter, S11794 [25OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (S. 655), S9198 [27JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize and extend provisions relating to contaminant prevention, detection, and response (S. 1426), S8490 [19JY]

Reports filed

Public Health Service Act Amendments Relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 655) (S. Rept. 109-91), S7427 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4500, rename certain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa, H11459 [13DE]

S. 226, Improved Vaccine Supply Act, S741 [1FE]

S. 655, Public Health Service Act amendment relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, S9198 [27JY]

S. 1353, ALS Registry Act, S7836 [30JN]

S. 1902, Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S11671 [20OC]

S. 1930, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Act, S12013 [27OC]