Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes.

5/9/2007--Introduced.
Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish the Division of Diabetes Translation to eliminate diabetes.
Requires the Director to develop pilot demonstration projects to evaluate various approaches to:
(1) screening and identifying persons with pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes; and
(2) providing such persons with access to appropriate lifestyle interventions. Requires such projects to be carried out with the goal of translating the Diabetes Prevention Program clinical trial into interventions to reduce the incidence of type-2 diabetes and its related complications in the U.S. population.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director, to engage in partnerships with state and local health departments to carry out:
(1) national, state, and local surveillance related to diabetes; and
(2) education and information campaigns to increase awareness about the importance of primary prevention, ways to assess personal risk, and how to locate and access diabetes prevention programs.
Requires the Director, acting through the Division, to develop a pilot program to improve treatment for individuals with diabetes and other co-occurring chronic conditions for which treatment may complicate the treatment for diabetes. Requires the Director to give preference to research that:
(1) focuses on conditions which have a high prevalence among individuals with diabetes or for which the treatment involved has the potential to impact adherence to diabetes treatment regiments; and
(2) builds upon existing work designed to improve the quality of care for patients with diabetes.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
• and 9 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Vito Fossella
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2241

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 09, 2007

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• Introduced on May 09, 2007.
• May 09, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1000)
• May 09, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• May 09, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Related Bills:

• S.1343

Related Issue Areas:

• Medicine
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Clinical trials
• Department of Health and Human Services
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• Diabetes
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Health education
• Health surveys
• Lifestyle
• Medical care
• Medical screening
• Preventive medicine
• Quality of care

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June 24, 2008 member of congress adam smith

You specifically voiced your support for HR 2241, a bill introduced by Congressman Eliot Engel on May 9, 2007. This legislation would require the Director of the CDC to develop pilot demonstration projects to evaluate strategies for ...

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February 02, 2008 diabetes-talk digest, vol 7, issue 2

hr 2241, the diabetes treatment and prevention act of 2007 was recently introduced by rep. eliot engel of new york in may 2007. this legislation would amend the public service health act to help prevent and cure diabetes and to promote ...

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September 12, 2007 ada

... with Congress to increase diabetes funding at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Act (S. 1343/HR 2241) would increase our ability to prevent new cases of diabetes and . ...

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