Search Results: keywords:"minority health"

  • H. R. 1966 — To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to expand and improve maternal health care services, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:882

    H. R. 1966, known as the “Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025,” aims to improve maternal health care services in underserved communities. The bill authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to public or nonprofit health care providers that focus...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025" is a plan to give money to doctors and hospitals in poorer areas so they can help more moms and babies get healthy before, during, and after having a baby. It tries to make sure that everyone gets the same chance to be healthy, no matter where they live or what language they speak.

  • H. RES. 119 — Declaring racism a public health crisis.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:371

    H. RES. 119 is a resolution that declares racism to be a public health crisis in the United States. It highlights numerous racial inequities in areas like health care access, life expectancy, and treatments, and acknowledges the historical and structural racism that has contributed to these...

    Simple Explanation

    A new proposal in Congress says that racism hurts people's health and must be treated like a big problem, just like when people get sick; it wants everyone to work together to make sure everyone can be healthy and happy no matter their skin color.