U.S. Congress - S.1779 Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007
S.1779 - Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007
A bill to establish a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health and Human Services and to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)
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- Official: A bill to establish a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health and Human Services and to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Short: AT TCUs Act as introduced.
- Short: Advancing Tribes Through Tribal Colleges and Universities Act as introduced.
- Short: THE PATH Act as introduced.
- Short: Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act as introduced.
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7/12/2007--Introduced.Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 - Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act or THE PATH Act - Designates the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health within the Office of PublicOfficial Summary
7/12/2007--Introduced.Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 - Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act or THE PATH Act - Designates the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to serve as the coordinating officer with respect to programs of tribal colleges and universities relating to health promotion and disease prevention. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a memorandum of agreement with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to establish programs to:
(1) ensure that Native American communities, through tribal colleges and universities, participate equitably in employment programs, services, and resources of HHS; and
(2) provide necessary technical assistance.
Establishes programs for:
(1) community-based health and wellness fairs;
(2) health promotion and disease prevention targeted programs and construction and renovation of community wellness centers; and
(3) development and expansion of public health professional degree programs.
Establishes:
(1) the Tribal College and University Rural Health Equity Endowment Fund;
(2) offices of sponsored programs at tribal colleges and universities; and
(3) health promotion and disease prevention research programs. Advancing Tribes Through Tribal Colleges and Universities Act or the AT TCUs Act - Establishes within the Administration on Native Americans, the Office on Tribal College and University Programs to:
(1) administer the programs authorized by this Act; and
(2) coordinate intra- and inter-departmental activities relating to tribal colleges and universities. Establishes the:
(1) Native Prosperity and Native American Language Vitalization and Training Programs; and
(2) tribal colleges and universities native communities research program.
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