H.R. 370 · 108th Congress
Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Stephen Lynch
- Introduced
- 2003-01-27
- Latest action
- 2003-02-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to instruct the Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include in the plan for NIH activities: (1) research concerning the etiology and causes of autoimmune diseases in all women, with priority given to environmental factors; (2) the development of information and education programs on risk factors for women, such as genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors; and (3) outreach programs at community health centers to historically underserved populations of women.