Expanding Nutrition’s Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act
- Last Action
- 3/27/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-26Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-03-26Introduced in House
- 2019-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-26 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Education programs funding
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical education
- Nutrition and diet
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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