WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Health education

H.R. 1014, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.65

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1014 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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H.R. 1943, The Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.16

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1943 would provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons....

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H.R. 6568, The Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6568 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension....

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S. 3584, The Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3584 would comprehensively prevent, treat, and decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's populations....

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H.R. 7052, The Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7052 would direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kindergarten through grade 6....

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P.L. 110-392, The Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $12.30

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1532 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis....

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H.R. 2994, The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2994 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care....

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S. 3534, The Vision Preservation Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3534 would provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss....

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H.R. 6948, The Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6948 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses....

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S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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S. 3387, The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3387 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care....

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S. 3402, The Consumer Health Education and Transparency Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3402 would provide information and education to consumers concerning health care services and health insurance coverage....

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S. 3327, The Empowered at Home Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3327 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services under the Medicaid program....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.29

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3311, The Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3311 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses....

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S. 3236, The Medicare and Medicaid Extension Act of 2008

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3236 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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H.R. 2343, The Education Begins at Home Act - Cost per Average Family: $7.01

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2343 would expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns....

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S. 1779, The Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1779 would establish a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health and Human Services and it would amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities....

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H.R. 6345, The Patient-Controlled Health IT Act

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6345 would establish a demonstration program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records and it would encourage health information exchange networks to link clinical data to such personal health records....

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S. 3142, The Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3142 would amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth and sudden unexpected infant death....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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H.R. 6203, The Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6203 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, and it would authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations)....

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S. 3092, The CURA Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3092 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, and it would authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations)....

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H.R. 6151, The Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6151 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug and device advertising....

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H.R. 6122, The Veterans Pain Care Act of 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6122 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the management of pain experienced by veterans enrolled for health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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