Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (8 Nov 2007): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
This bill, H.R. 3643, proposes the creation of a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network. This network would involve the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to coordinate existing data and surveillance systems related to public health and environmental factors. It aims to create an electronic national database for public access, produce reports on the network's status and health and environmental findings, and provide technical assistance. States could apply for grants to develop their own environmental public health networks.
The bill would affect states, local health departments, and the public. It directs the Secretary to award scholarships and fellowships for training in environmental health and public health. States receiving grants would need to establish networks for tracking chronic conditions and environmental exposures, protect data privacy, and develop rapid response protocols for environmental health concerns. The network would track a range of health conditions and environmental factors, aiming to improve the understanding of links between them.
H.R. 3643 was introduced in the House of Representatives in September 2007 and has not moved beyond its initial introduction. The next step for the bill would be for it to be considered by a House committee, typically the Committee on Energy and Commerce, before it could potentially move forward in the legislative process.
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Official summary
Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 - 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) and with the involvement of other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and an advisory committee, to establish and operate a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify, expand, and coordinate among existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; (2) provide for public access to an electronic national database that accepts data from the State Environmental Public Health Network (established by this Act), subject to privacy requirements; (3) prepare and periodically publish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Status Report and a Coordinated Network Health and Environment Report; (4) operate and maintain National Environmental Health Rapid Response Services; (5) provide technical assistance; and (6) develop minimum standards and procedures for data collection and reporting.
Authorizes: (1) states to apply for grants to implement pilot projects to develop State Environmental Public Health Network enhancements and programs; and (2) the Secretary to award grants to at least five accredited schools or programs of public health for Centers of Excellence.
Directs the Secretary: (1) to award John H. Chafee Public Health Scholarships to eligible students enrolled in accredited schools of public health or medicine; and (2) through the CDC Director, to enter into cooperative agreements to train and place applied epidemiology fellows in state and local health departments and to expand CDC biomonitoring data collection.
Timeline
8 Nov 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3643 do?
- This bill, H.R. 3643, proposes the creation of a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network. This network would involve the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to coordinate existing data and surveillance systems related to public health and environmental factors. It aims to create an electronic national database for public access, produce reports on the network's status and health and environmental findings, and provide technical assistance. States could apply for grants to develop their own environmental public health networks. The bill would affect states, local health departments, and the public. It directs the Secretary to award scholarships and fellowships for training in environmental health and public health. States receiving grants would need to establish networks for tracking chronic conditions and environmental exposures, protect data privacy, and develop rapid response protocols for environmental health concerns. The network would track a range of health conditions and environmental factors, aiming to improve the understanding of links between them. H.R. 3643 was introduced in the House of Representatives in September 2007 and has not moved beyond its initial introduction. The next step for the bill would be for it to be considered by a House committee, typically the Committee on Energy and Commerce, before it could potentially move forward in the legislative process.
- Has H.R. 3643 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3643. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3643?
- H.R. 3643 was sponsored by Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] (D-CA), with 32 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3643?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (8 Nov 2007).
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