WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Minorities in medicine

S. 2983, The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2983 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities....

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H.R. 3333, The Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3333 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups....

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H.R. 3014, The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3014 would improve the health of minority individuals....

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H.R. 2210, The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2007

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2210 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities....

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H.R. 1599, The Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1599 would ensure an adequate supply of public health professionals....

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S. 896, The Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 896 would amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and medical residents serving health professional shortage areas....

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S. 605, The Allied Health Reinvestment Act

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 605 would amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professions....

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H.R. 789, The Office of Men's Health Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 789 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health....

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S. 429, The Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 429 would amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act....

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H.R. 410, The United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2007

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 410 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas....

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S. 64, The Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 64 would amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs to assist individuals in pursuing health careers and programs of grants for training projects in geriatrics, and it would establish a social work training program....

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S. 1057, The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $259.33

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1057 would authorize the appropriation of such sums as necessary through 2015 for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the primary authorizing legislation for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The bill also contains specific authorizations for a program to encourage Indians to pursue careers related to behavioral health, a demonstration project to provide suicide prevention services, a commission on Indian health care, and administrative costs for a new nonprofit corporation....

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