HR 4061 107th Congress House

Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Nationwide Health Tracking Network, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2002 Introduced by: Pelosi, Nancy Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Mar 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 20, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 20, 2002

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to: (1) develop Nationwide and State Health Tracking Networks to monitor, investigate, and prevent increases in the incidence of certain chronic diseases and relevant environmental risk factors; and (2) establish within the Epidemic Intelligence Service a National Environmental Health Rapid Response Service.

Direct the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly establish the Commission on Nationwide Health Tracking.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director, to support State Health Tracking Networks through: (1) pilot programs; (2) awarding grants; and (3) providing technical assistance. Makes States, political subdivisions of States, territories, and Indian tribes eligible for participation, subject to an approved application.

Requires such Networks to: (1) conduct surveillance activities; (2) collect and analyze data; (3) establish an early warning system and response capacity; (4) recruit and train public health employees; and (5) expand and integrate existing systems and activities to the extent practicable.

Requires the Nationwide Health Tracking Network to coordinate State Networks and existing Federal public health and environmental surveillance systems and activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide for research and demonstration centers concerning chronic conditions and relevant environmental factors.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) expand the scope of biomonitoring data collection; (2) publish a Nationwide Network report; and (3) award John H. Chafee Public Health Scholarships for advanced training in chronic conditions and environmental epidemiology and health sciences.

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