Community Health Workers Act of 2005

Summary

Community Health Workers Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to promote positive health behaviors for women in target populations, especially racial and ethnic minority women in medically underserved communities. Permits such funds to be used to support community health workers to: (1) educate, guide, and provide outreach regarding health problems among women and especially among racial and ethnic minority women; (2) educate, guide, and provide experiential learning opportunities that target behavioral risk factors, including poor nutrition and tobacco use; (3) educate and guide regarding effective strategies to promote positive health behaviors within the family; (4) educate and provide outreach regarding enrollment in health insurance; (5) promote community wellness and awareness; and (6) educate and refer target populations to appropriate health care agencies and community based programs and organizations. Requires the Secretary to give priority to experienced applicants who propose to target geographic areas: (1) with a high percentage of uninsured or underinsured residents who are eligible for health insurance; (2) with a high percentage of families for whom English is not their primary language; and (3) that encompass the United States-Mexico border region. Requires the Secretary to: (1) encourage community health worker programs to collaborate with academic institutions; and (2) establish guidelines for assuring the quality of the training and supervision of community health workers under programs funded under this Act and for assuring the cost-effectiveness of such programs.

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Timeline

1. 7 December 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 December 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 December 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 December 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 7 December 2005 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 December 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 December 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 December 2005

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Sponsors

• Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD · D · Cosponsor
• JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
• Linda Sánchez · D · Cosponsor
• EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Cosponsor
• Grace Napolitano · D · Cosponsor
• LUIS GUTIERREZ · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Henry Cuellar · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Community Health Workers Act of 2006