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MN HF3775
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mary Franson
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $250,000 annually for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 to the commissioner of health for a grant program providing iron-rich foods and nutrition education to pregnant women and families of children under age 21 with iron deficiency anemia
- Grantee must implement a clinical intervention combining colocated food distribution and targeted nutrition education for individuals diagnosed with or at high risk of iron deficiency anemia
- Program targets high-risk populations to reduce impaired growth and development, lead poisoning susceptibility, and other adverse health outcomes in children and pregnant women
- Grantee must conduct program evaluation studying the impact of the food distribution and nutrition education on health care costs and treatment outcomes
- Grantee must submit a final report to the commissioner of health upon completion of the three-year grant program
Legislative Description
Health care treatment outcomes and costs of providing iron-rich foods to children and pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia research program established.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Finance
4/1/2016
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services Finance4/1/2016
Full Bill Text
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