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3/11/2008--Introduced.<br/>National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the position of National Diabetes Coordinator, whose duties shall be to: (1) serve as the Secretary's principal advisor on reducing the rates of diabetes and its complications; (2) develop a measurement for the incidence of diabetes; (3) develop and coordinate implementation of a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (4) provide leadership and coordination to ensure that diabetes-related programs and policies of HHS are coordinated internally and with those of relevant federal, state, and local agencies with a goal of avoiding duplication of effort, maximizing impact, and marshaling all government resources; and (5) coordinate public and private resources to develop and lead a public awareness campaign regarding the prevention and control of diabetes and its complications.<br/>Requires reports to the President: (1) from the HHS Secretary on a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (2) from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on negotiations with health plans to include appropriate standards and activities to reduce risk factors for diabetes and encourage prevention and early treatment; and (3) from the Secretary of Agriculture on ways in which food programs and nutritional support can be better targeted at concerns specific to those at risk for diabetes or those already diagnosed whose complications could be reduced by more effective diet.<br/>

1205208000 2008-03-11 Fri Nov 07 17:58:07 -0600 2008 introduced 49633 'bill':2 'incid':6 'posit':18 'reduc':4 'diabet':11,21 'impact':9 'nation':20 'complic':14 'coordin':22 'progress':7 'establish':16 57765 false official introduced 49633 'act':4 '2008':6 'diabet':2 'nation':1 'coordin':3 59525 false short introduced 49633 1205208000 Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147311 C000567 1937-12-07 5033 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://cochran.senate.gov/email.html 202-224-9450 Thad 'r':4 'ms':5 'sen':1 'thad':2,6,8 'cochran':3,7,9 M 300023 Cochran Thad_Cochran Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] 2533 N00003328 9185 Republican 202-224-5054 Baptist MS Thad Cochran 2.89473684210526 http://cochran.senate.gov D000601 1936-07-29 4765 Elizabeth 'dole':2,4,6 'elizabeth':1,3,5 F 300035 Dole Elizabeth_Dole H. Elizabeth Dole 2257 N00008071 7520 Republican Presbyterian Elizabeth Dole 5.0 I000055 1944-12-28 2546 120 Russell Senate Office Building http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0724 John 'r':4 'ga':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'johnni':8 'isakson':3,7,10 M 400194 Isakson Johnny_Isakson H. Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] 1249 Johnny N00002593 10373 Republican 202-224-3643 Methodist GA Johnny John Isakson 3.75675675675676 http://isakson.senate.gov introduced 49633 1205208000 Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147311 action 49633 1205208000 Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0500 2008 147312 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.