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8/3/2009--Introduced.Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission, in collaboration with federal health agencies, to prepare and submit to Congress a two-year study to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems faced by populations in the Arctic, with a focus on Alaska. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): (1) in collaboration with other governmental agencies and private and nonprofit entities involved in Arctic health issues, to develop a national Arctic health science policy; and (2) in developing the policy, to review and take into consideration the National Arctic Health Science Policy developed by the American Public Health Association Task Force in 1984. Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a Desk for Arctic Health within the Office of the Director's Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, which shall: (1) work with the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee to ensure adequate health representation from federal agencies; (2) collaborate and consult with governmental entities and U.S. nongovernmental organizations involved in Arctic health issues; and (3) collaborate with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on indigenous Arctic people health issues. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a program at CDC's National Center of Environmental Health to foster advances and help provide technical support in the field of Arctic health impact assessments.

1249272000 2009-08-03 Sat Nov 14 10:17:09 -0600 2009 introduced 59680 'act':6 'arctic':5 'better':1 'health':2 77704 false short introduced 59680 'bill':2 'arctic':5 'health':6 'improv':4 77079 false official action 59680 Sun Aug 30 07:00:44 -0500 2009 1249272000 Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0500 2009 207706 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687) B001265 1962-03-30 3198 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator 202-224-2354 Mark 'd':4 'ak':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'begich':3,7,9 M 412326 Begich Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] 1564 N00029901 5340 Democrat 202-224-3004 AK Mark Begich 3.0 http://begich.senate.gov/public/ action 59680 Sun Aug 30 07:00:44 -0500 2009 1249272000 Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0500 2009 207706 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687) action 59680 Tue Aug 04 18:59:48 -0500 2009 1249272000 Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206328 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. action 59680 Tue Aug 04 18:59:48 -0500 2009 1249272000 Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206327 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S8685-8687) introduced 59680 Tue Aug 04 18:59:47 -0500 2009 1249272000 Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206326