HR 1411 114th Congress House

ENRICH Act

Official title: To provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools.

Introduced: March 17, 2015 See on congress.gov

Health CancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthDigestive and metabolic diseasesEducation programs funding

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Health programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical educationNutrition and dietPhysical fitness and lifestyleTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Mar 17, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 17, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 17, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act

This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition and physical activity curriculum.

The curriculum must: (1) be designed to improve communication and provider preparedness in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; and (2) address additional topics regarding individuals in at-risk populations, as practicable, including physical activity and training programs, food insecurity, and malnutrition.

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