42 USC 280h-3 - Health professional education and training

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 280h–3.

Health professional education and training

(a)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and the heads of other agencies, and in consultation with appropriate health professional associations, shall develop and carry out a program to educate and train health professionals in effective strategies to—

(1)

better identify and assess patients with obesity or an eating disorder or patients at-risk of becoming obese or developing an eating disorder;

(2)

counsel, refer, or treat patients with obesity or an eating disorder; and

(3)

educate patients and their families about effective strategies to improve dietary habits and establish appropriate levels of physical activity.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399Z, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title XXIV, § 2401, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1160.)

cite as: 42 USC 280h-3