To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a core public health infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 3/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-11Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out activities to strengthen core public health infrastructure. Core public health infrastructure includes the elements and workforce capabilities that enable health departments to perform critical functions such as disease surveillance and emergency response.
Specifically, the CDC must award grants to state health departments for their core infrastructure needs. The CDC may also award grants to address core infrastructure needs on a competitive basis to state, tribal, territorial, or local health departments. In addition, the CDC must develop accreditation standards for health departments and public health laboratories.
The CDC must also take steps to expand and improve its own public health infrastructure.
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Intergovernmental relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Performance measurement
- Scientific communication
- State and local government operations
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