S. 3479

Referred to Committee

Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act

Introduced 1/11/2022•117th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

1/11/2022 • Senate

Summary

Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises a program carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that supports the use of community health workers to improve health outcomes in medically underserved communities.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the effectiveness of and other matters concerning the program.

Introduced in Senate • 1/11/2022

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Child healthCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthMinority healthNutrition and dietRural conditions and development