HR 3322 · 113th Congress · Health
Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2013
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2013-10-25)
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Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) expand, intensify, and support ongoing research and other activities with respect to prediabetes and diabetes, particularly type 2, in minority populations; (2) make grants for establishing a mentoring program for health care professionals to be more involved in weight counseling, obesity research, and nutrition; (3) provide for the participation of minority health professionals in diabetes-focused research programs; and (4) make grants for programs to establish a pipeline from high school to professional school that will increase minority representation in diabetes-focused health fields by expanding Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program internships and mentoring opportunities for recruitment. Directs the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee to submit to Congress: (1) a report on federal research and public health activities with respect to prediabetes and diabetes in minority populations, and (2) an effective and comprehensive federal plan to address prediabetes an…
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Cosponsors (20)
19 Democrats1 Republican