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H.R. 1888

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Expanding Nutrition’s Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act
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Committee
Latest Action · March 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
March 26, 2019
Cosponsors (1)
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Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition and physical-activity curriculum. The curriculum must (1) be designed to improve communication and provider preparedness in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; and (2) address additional topics regarding individuals in at-risk populations, as practicable, including physical-activity and training programs, food insecurity, and malnutrition.

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