Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act or the STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States. Among other activities, HHS must establish an interagency task force to provide recommendations to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States; provide grants to states to implement surveillance systems to determine the prevalence, incidence, and distribution of such diseases; and increase awareness of neglected diseases of poverty among health care providers and the public.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Advisory bodiesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSexually transmitted diseases
STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act
USA116th CongressS-2675| Senate
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act or the STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States. Among other activities, HHS must establish an interagency task force to provide recommendations to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States; provide grants to states to implement surveillance systems to determine the prevalence, incidence, and distribution of such diseases; and increase awareness of neglected diseases of poverty among health care providers and the public.
Advisory bodiesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSexually transmitted diseases