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Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill Text
A resolution reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m. Bill TextTo provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. 10/15/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Title I: Research on Postpartum Depression and Psychosis - (Sec. 101) Encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), to continue aggressive work on postpartum depression and other postpartum psychosis. Encourages the Director of NIMH to continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and find a cure for, postpartum conditions, including: (1) basic research concerning the etiology and causes of the conditions; (2) epidemiological studies to address the frequency and natural history of the conditions and differences among racial and ethnic groups; (3) the development [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1332) Bill TextA bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes for for FY2007-FY2012 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4433) Bill TextReducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad. 5/21/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Affirms the House of Representatives' commitment to promoting maternal health and child survival at home and abroad through greater international investment and participation. Recognizes maternal health and child survival as fundamental to the well-being of families and societies and to global development and prosperity.
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Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E104) Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) determine the national [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill Text
A resolution reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Economic assistance, Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human rights, International affairs, Medical care, Medicine, Mortality, Women, World health
Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4433) Bill TextReducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad. 5/21/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Affirms the House of Representatives' commitment to promoting maternal health and child survival at home and abroad through greater international investment and participation. Recognizes maternal health and child survival as fundamental to the well-being of families and societies and to global development and prosperity.
Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Cervical cancer, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Dioxins, Epidemiology, Federal aid to research, Fetus, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Hazardous substances, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Ovarian cancer, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Product safety, Reproduction, Science policy, Synthetic fabrics, Toxic shock syndrome, Toxicology, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E104) Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) determine the national [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Alternative medicine, Asthma, Authorization, Breast cancer, Budgets, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Cervical cancer, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Colleges, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Dental care, Diabetes, Diet, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Educational counseling, Epidemiology, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Food, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Health education, Health information systems, Health planning, Health policy, Higher education, Holistic medicine, Hypertension, Indian children, Indian education, Indian medical care, Indian women, Indians, Infant mortality, Life expectancy, Low birth weight, Lung cancer, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Mental health, Minorities, Minorities in medicine, Minority education, Minority health, Mortality, Obesity, Paramedical personnel, Preventive medicine, Prostate cancer, Public contracts, Respiratory diseases, Scholarships, Smoking, Stroke, Surplus government property, Technology, Teenage pregnancy, Telemedicine, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1332) Bill TextA bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes for for FY2007-FY2012 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Ambulatory care, Budgets, Case management, Children, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Education, Epidemiology, Families, Family services, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health education, Health policy, Higher education, Home care services, Hospital care, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical education, Medical fees, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Mental illness, Mothers, Pharmaceutical research, Pregnancy, Quality of care, Research grants, Science policy, Social services, Women
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m. Bill TextTo provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. 10/15/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Title I: Research on Postpartum Depression and Psychosis - (Sec. 101) Encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), to continue aggressive work on postpartum depression and other postpartum psychosis. Encourages the Director of NIMH to continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and find a cure for, postpartum conditions, including: (1) basic research concerning the etiology and causes of the conditions; (2) epidemiological studies to address the frequency and natural history of the conditions and differences among racial and ethnic groups; (3) the development [...] show full description
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