H.Res. 830 · 110th Congress

Urging health care providers to engage in a strong program to prevent, detect, and treat diabetes, including through the use of a treatment regimen that includes certain minimum clinical practice recommendations, including measurements of body weight and other associated risk factors.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2007-11-15
Latest action
2007-11-15 · Introduced in House

Summary

Encourages health care providers to reduce the rate of occurrence of diabetes and its complications by engaging in a program to prevent, detect, and treat the disease, including through the use of: (1) a treatment regimen that includes minimum clinical practice recommendations published by the American Diabetes Association on January 1, 2007; and (2) measurements of body weight and other risk factors.

Commends U.S. health care providers for their commitment to countering the diabetes epidemic.