U.S. Congress - H.R.2678 Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011
H.R.2678 - Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies. as introduced.
- Short: Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
7/28/2011--Introduced.Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the infOfficial Summary
7/28/2011--Introduced.Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to avoid teenage pregnancy and develop healthy relationships. Allows up to 10% of amounts made available for this Act to be allotted for a rigorous, independent evaluation of grant activities. Requires the Secretary to award grants for multimedia campaigns to provide public education and increase public awareness regarding teenage pregnancy and related social and emotional issues. Requires the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make grants for research on teenage pregnancy, dating violence, and healthy relationships among racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities. Requires the Secretary to direct the interagency adolescent health workgroup within the Office of Adolescent Health to include in the work of the group strategies for teenage dating violence prevention and healthy teenage relationships, with a particular focus among racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, in consultation with the Federal Interagency Workgroup on Teen Dating Violence in the Department of Justice (DOJ)....Read the Rest
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H.R.2678 Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011
mallery01
November 10, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 14th Congressional district of Texas. I oppose H.R.2678 - Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Shannan Mallery -
H.R.2678 Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011
moorediana
August 31, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Arkansas. I oppose H.R.2678 - Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
diana moore
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