HR 1740 · 111th Congress · Health

EARLY Act

Introduced 2009-03-26· Sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2009-10-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009 or EARLY Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct a national evidence-based education campaign: (1) to increase public awareness regarding the threats posed by breast cancer to young women, including the particular risks faced by certain ethnic and cultural groups; and (2) focusing on awareness of risk factors and achieving early detection through community-centered informational forums, public service advertisements, and media campaigns. Directs the Secretary to award grants to entities to establish national multimedia campaigns that: (1) will encourage young women to be aware of their personal risk factors, strategies for increasing early detection and self awareness, evidence based preventative lifestyle changes, and other appropriate breast cancer early detection and risk reduction strategies; (2) will encourage young women of specific higher-risk populations to talk to their medical practitioners about those risks and methods for appropriate screeni…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans