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National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council issues first report
Posted on June 30, 2010
The National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, which was created by the health reform law, has submitted its first report to Congress.
HHS announces $250 million in public health investments
Posted on June 21, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $250 million in investments in public health, including building state and local capacity, research and tracking, and training. This is the second allocation from the health reform law’s Prevention and Public Health fund
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HHS announces $250 million investment in primary care workforce
Posted on June 16, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced $250 million in investments to develop the primary care workforce under the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the health reform law. The Obama Administration also posted a fact sheet at HealthReform.gov outlining how this funding fits into efforts designed to expand capacity and bring providers to medically underserved communities.
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Obama signs executive order creating the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council
Posted on June 11, 2010
President Obama has signed an executive order creating the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council.
Tim Jones, Tennessee Department of Health
Posted on June 3, 2010
This law is an important step in substantially increasing federal support for basic public health infrastructure, of which epidemiology and laboratory capacity are critical components.
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Jeffrey Levi (2), Trust for America’s Health
Posted on May 25, 2010
The Prevention and Public Health Fund represents an unprecedented investment in public health by the federal government. It reflects an interest on the part of Congress in “modernizing the public health system.”
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Strengthening Public Health Surveillance Systems: Epidemiology-Laboratory Capacity Grants
Posted on May 25, 2010
The health reform law amends the Public Health Service Act by establishing an Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program to award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments, and academic centers that assist such agencies.
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Posted on May 17, 2010
The health reform law establishes a dedicated “Prevention and Public Health Fund” to provide for “expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs.”
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Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items at Chain Restaurants
Posted on April 22, 2010
Requires restaurants (or “similar retail food establishments”) and some vending machine operators to comply with new uniform nutrition labeling requirements.
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