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Health
Important Information on Diabetes
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard is very concerned about the national epidemic of childhood obesity and diabetes that is disproportionately impacting our Latino and minority communities, and believes that this may well be the most critical public health crisis facing our nation in the next quarter century. As founding co-chair of the Congressional Study Group on Public Health, the Congresswoman has worked hard in Congress to focus attention on the importance of investments in prevention and public health outreach to address chronic preventable diseases like diabetes. She also strongly believes that individual health education and family wellness efforts are essential to building healthier communities. For that reason she is happy to share this link to the Children with Diabetes website, and invites her constituents to use this informative resource as one tool in their efforts to prevent Diabetes and its complications.
Information on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Click here to view Congresswoman Roybal-Allard's statement on H.R. 3962.
Use the program below to see how H.R. 3962 will affect you.
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard's Health Legislation
The Guidance, Understanding and Information for Dual Eligibles (GUIDE) Act, HR 2390
Assists people with mental disabilities in finding the right Medicare prescription drug plan for them by creating a demonstration program to provide one-on-one counseling services. The measure would also require that counseling services be provided by trained social workers and counselors in community mental health centers and other community-based non-profit organizations.
The Support 21 Act of 2009, HR 1028
Authorizes a new highly visible media campaign to educate the public about underage drinking laws and build support for their enforcement. The legislation asks the National Academy of Sciences to provide a report to Congress about the influence of drinking alcohol on the development of the adolescent brain. The legislation authorizes supplemental grant funds to current and former Drug Free Community grantees to work with pediatric health care providers and parents to reduce underage drinking.
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