HR 916 111th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Public contracts and procurement Teaching, teachers, curricula

Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act

Introduced: February 9, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 10, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 9, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to or enter into contracts with certain eligible entities to provide training to graduate medical residents in preventive medicine specialties.

Requires grant funds to be used for: (1) residency programs for preventive medicine or public health; (2) financial assistance to resident physicians who plan to specialize in preventive medicine or public health; (3) preventive medicine or public health program costs, including curriculum development and practicum costs; and (4) the improvement of academic administrative units.

What's happening now February 10, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees of jurisdiction 2