Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act

To provide for increased planning and funding for health promotion programs of the Department of Health and Human Services.

4/17/2008--Introduced.
Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act or the Health Promotion FIRST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a plan for health promotion that includes coordinating the health promotion activities of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and addressing how best to:
(1) develop the basic and applied science of health promotion;
(2) synthesize and disseminate health promotion research;
(3) support the health promotion community; and
(4) modify or develop resources, policies, structure, and legislation to integrate health promotion into all health professions and sectors of society.
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, to:
(1) develop a plan on how best to develop the science of health promotion through NIH agencies; and
(2) conduct or support early research programs and research training regarding health promotion.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop a plan to establish a research agenda regarding health promotion for CDC.
Requires the Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to award grants to develop Health Promotion Research Centers.
Requires the Director of CDC to:
(1) make an effort to attract grant applications from groups experienced in providing programs;
(2) fund research to develop the applied science of health promotion for specified settings; and
(3) develop a research agenda for workplace health promotion.
Requires the Secretary to modify the application process for grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded under this Act to attract the most qualified individuals and organizations, rather than those most experienced with the application process.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. Michael Ferguson [R, NJ-7]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • 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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April 17, 2008

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• Apr 17, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Apr 17, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Apr 17, 2008.

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