Partnerships for Better Health Act
Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced
Summary
Integrated, community-driven health and nutrition grants would fund local coalitions to prevent and manage chronic disease in underserved areas. The bill would create a competitive grant program at HHS, with Agriculture consultation, to link clinical care, nutrition services, and social supports through community-based partnerships.
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- Families and people with chronic disease: Grants would pay for coordinated care, nutrition education, peer support, and Food Is Medicine services for households at or below 200 percent of the poverty line or those who are otherwise medically underserved.
- Community health providers and nonprofits: Eligible lead entities include federally qualified health centers, community health centers, nonprofit hospitals, food banks, and nutrition nonprofits. Grants can fund community health workers, patient navigation, transportation, data systems, and program evaluation.
- Rural and high-need areas: The program would prioritize places with high chronic disease, food insecurity, health professional shortages, medically underserved status, rural location, or persistent poverty, and require annual outcome reporting on measures like HbA1c, blood pressure, food security, and hospital use.
*This bill would increase federal spending by authorizing $15 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.*
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Local grants for health and nutrition
This bill would create a federal grant program run by HHS, working with USDA. It would authorize $15 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Grants would go to local nonprofit or public lead entities that form coalitions to link clinical care, nutrition supports (including Food Is Medicine), and social services. Grants could last up to 3 years and be renewed for a 2‑year period based on performance. Awarded projects would need to serve people with family income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line or otherwise be medically underserved. Lead entities would report starting within 6 months of an award and annually on participants, services, lessons learned, and outcomes like HbA1c, blood pressure, BMI, food security, and emergency visits or hospitalizations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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