This resolution (1) expresses support for broad access to hepatitis treatments and for raising awareness of the risks and consequences of undiagnosed hepatitis infections, (2) calls for a robust governmental and public health response to protect the health of people in the United States, and (3) urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to partner with state and local health departments to develop strategies to increase the rate of hepatitis B adult vaccination and hepatitis C treatment to the levels necessary to eliminate new infections in the United States.
Recognizing July 28, 2017, as "World Hepatitis Day".
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesWorld health
Recognizing July 28, 2019, as "World Hepatitis Day".
USA116th CongressHRES-505| House
| Updated: 7/18/2019
This resolution (1) expresses support for broad access to hepatitis treatments and for raising awareness of the risks and consequences of undiagnosed hepatitis infections, (2) calls for a robust governmental and public health response to protect the health of people in the United States, and (3) urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to partner with state and local health departments to develop strategies to increase the rate of hepatitis B adult vaccination and hepatitis C treatment to the levels necessary to eliminate new infections in the United States.
Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesWorld health