Public Health Nursing Act establishes, expands, and sustains a public health nursing workforce.
The Public Health Nursing Act amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce. The act authorizes grants to state, local, and territorial public health departments for recruiting, hiring, and training public health nurses. These nurses provide health care services and education in preventive health, nutrition, infectious diseases, chronic disease management, and maternal health.
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