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Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Men's Health to coordinate and promote the status of men's health in the United States. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to: (1) conduct or support programs and activities to improve the state of men's health; and (2) provide for consultation among HHS offices and agencies to coordinate programs and activities relating to men's health.
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Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Office of Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to collaborate with relevant federal agencies and offices to identify and report on men's health data, including health disparities for chronic diseases and health conditions related to men of color. Requires the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to: (1) conduct conferences on men's health; (2) conduct public education campaigns to reduce health disparities relating to men's health; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of resources that focus on men's health; and (4) report on the gaps and problems that men of color have in utilizing [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Men's Health. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to: (1) conduct or support programs and activities to improve the state of men's health; and (2) provide for consultation among HHS offices and agencies to coordinate programs and activities relating to men's health.
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextSupporting National Men's Health Week. 6/3/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary)
Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.
Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7776-7777; text as passed Senate: CR S7776-7777) Bill TextA resolution supporting National Men's Health Week. 6/14/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5704) Bill TextA resolution supporting National Men's Health Week. 6/17/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.
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Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5704) Bill TextA resolution supporting National Men's Health Week. 6/17/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.
Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7776-7777; text as passed Senate: CR S7776-7777) Bill TextA resolution supporting National Men's Health Week. 6/14/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextSupporting National Men's Health Week. 6/3/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary)
Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Men's Health. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to: (1) conduct or support programs and activities to improve the state of men's health; and (2) provide for consultation among HHS offices and agencies to coordinate programs and activities relating to men's health.
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Men's Health to coordinate and promote the status of men's health in the United States. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to: (1) conduct or support programs and activities to improve the state of men's health; and (2) provide for consultation among HHS offices and agencies to coordinate programs and activities relating to men's health.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Alaska, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Blacks, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Chronically ill, Civil rights, Communication in medicine, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Dental care, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in medical care, Education, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Hawaiians, Health education, Health policy, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Indian education, Indian medical care, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Liver diseases, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Mental health, Minorities, Minorities in medicine, Minority education, Minority health, Pacific Islanders, Performance measurement, Public service advertising, Respiratory diseases, Science policy, Suicide
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Office of Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to collaborate with relevant federal agencies and offices to identify and report on men's health data, including health disparities for chronic diseases and health conditions related to men of color. Requires the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to: (1) conduct conferences on men's health; (2) conduct public education campaigns to reduce health disparities relating to men's health; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of resources that focus on men's health; and (4) report on the gaps and problems that men of color have in utilizing [...] show full description
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