Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§285c–8 Nutritional disorders program

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part C— - Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › Subpart subpart 3— - national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases › § 285c–8

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Institute Director, after consulting with the NIH Director, must create a program to research, train, share health information, and carry out other work on nutritional disorders, including obesity. The Director must run and support those activities and make sure information is shared so health professionals, patients, and the public understand these disorders.

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Title 42, §285c–8

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(a)The Director of the Institute, in consultation with the Director of NIH, shall establish a program of conducting and supporting research, training, health information dissemination, and other activities with respect to nutritional disorders, including obesity.

(b)In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Director of the Institute shall conduct and support each of the activities described in such subsection.

(c)In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Director of the Institute shall carry out activities to facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of nutritional disorders, including obesity, on the part of health professionals, patients, and the public through the effective dissemination of information.

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42 U.S.C. § 285c–8

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73