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H.R. 1544, The GEDI Act
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 1544 would establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, and it would provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes.
Detailed Summary
Gestational Diabetes Act of 2007 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to convene a Research Advisory Committee. Requires the Director of CDC to develop a multisite research project to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations or state health agencies for demonstration projects that test specified hypotheses about interventions designed to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and obesity among young women and implement relevant activities.
Requires the Director of CDC and the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to conduct and support basic, clinical, and public health research regarding gestational diabetes and obesity during pregnancy.
Requires the Director of CDC to encourage screening for gestational diabetes within state-based diabetes prevention and control programs to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and its related complications.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Monica Hunsberger
February 27, 2008, 11:41am (report abuse)I am in full support of the GEDI Act. Women who have a pregnancy affected by GDM are at high risk for type 2 diabetes. Efforts should be made to reduce type 2!
Denise Coughlin- Clinton Community College, Plattsburgh NY
May 5, 2008, 11:27am (report abuse)Please accept this posting in regard to the GeDi Act of 2007. Specifically, I am writing in support of this long-overdue, medical and political proposal.
I am a social scientist who is currently working on a doctoral disseration that is focused on exploring the pathogenisis between GeDi and Type 2.
I encourage all who read this posting to consider supporting the GeDi Act..For it is my hope that the resources for health and wellness- may one day- be distributed more equitably to the women, children and families who are impacted by the long-term consequences of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Thank You!
Denise Coughlin
Associate Professor of Social Science/Clinton Community College
05-05-08
Denise Coughlin ( Take II)
May 5, 2008, 2:47pm (report abuse)Please do not let my quick, poor, typing... and lack of spell check keep you from considering my recently posted comments.
I look forward to working with others who are interested in seeing the GeDi Act passed...
Thank You!
Denise Coughlin
Associate Professor of Social Science/Clinton Community College
05-05-08