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Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced: July 28, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 28, 2011
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5583-5584)
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to avoid teenage pregnancy and develop healthy relationships.

Allows up to 10% of amounts made available for this Act to be allotted for a rigorous, independent evaluation of grant activities.

Requires the Secretary to award grants for multimedia campaigns to provide public education and increase public awareness regarding teenage pregnancy and related social and emotional issues.

Requires the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make grants for research on teenage pregnancy, dating violence, and healthy relationships among racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities.

Requires the Secretary to direct the interagency adolescent health workgroup within the Office of Adolescent Health to include in the work of the group strategies for teenage dating violence prevention and healthy teenage relationships, with a particular focus among racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, in consultation with the Federal Interagency Workgroup on Teen Dating Violence in the Department of Justice (DOJ).

What's happening now August 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2