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S. 2953·108th Congress·Senate Bill

Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2004

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Latest action (8 Oct 2004): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10852-10855)

What this bill does

The Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2004, if enacted, would establish a national network to monitor and investigate chronic diseases and environmental factors. This would involve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) coordinating existing federal health and environmental resources. It would also create a public online database of disease and environmental data, and a service to respond to outbreaks or unusual patterns.

The bill would provide grants to states, local governments, territories, and Indian tribes to set up their own environmental health networks. These networks would collect and report data according to federal standards, though states could set their own priorities. The Act also calls for the establishment of an advisory committee and scholarships to train public health professionals.

This bill was introduced in the Senate in October 2004 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. No further action has been taken on it since its introduction.

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Official summary

Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2004 - 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 (CDC), to establish and operate the Coordinated Environmental Health Network (the Network), including by: (1) identifying, expanding, and coordinating among existing Federal public health and environmental infrastructure; (2) providing for public access to an electronic national database on the incidence and prevalence of specified priority chronic conditions and relevant environmental and other factors; (3) operating a National Environmental Health Rapid Response Service to develop strategies to rapidly respond to, and conduct investigations of, higher than expected incidence and prevalence rates of priority chronic conditions and environmental exposures; (4) awarding grants to States, local governments, territories, and Indian tribes to establish, maintain, and operate State Environmental Health Networks; (5) developing minimum standards and procedures for data collection and reporting for State Networks, including mechanisms for allowing States to set priorities and allocate resources accordingly; (6) establishing an Advisory Committee for the Network; (7) awarding John H. Chafee Public Health Scholarships to eligible students who are enrolled in an accredited school of public health or medicine; and (8) entering into a cooperative agreement with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to train and place applied epidemiology fellows in State and local health departments.

Allows the Secretary to award grants to accredited schools or programs of public health to establish, maintain, and operate Centers of Excellence for research and demonstration with respect to chronic conditions and relevant environmental factors, which may include investigating causal connections between chronic conditions and environmental factors.

Timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2004

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10852-10855)

Common questions

What does S. 2953 do?
The Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2004, if enacted, would establish a national network to monitor and investigate chronic diseases and environmental factors. This would involve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) coordinating existing federal health and environmental resources. It would also create a public online database of disease and environmental data, and a service to respond to outbreaks or unusual patterns. The bill would provide grants to states, local governments, territories, and Indian tribes to set up their own environmental health networks. These networks would collect and report data according to federal standards, though states could set their own priorities. The Act also calls for the establishment of an advisory committee and scholarships to train public health professionals. This bill was introduced in the Senate in October 2004 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. No further action has been taken on it since its introduction.
Has S. 2953 become law?
The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2953. Check the latest action and official source below.
Who sponsored S. 2953?
S. 2953 was sponsored by Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] (D-NY), with 2 cosponsors.
What's the latest action on S. 2953?
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10852-10855) (8 Oct 2004).

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