Initiative to provide program services at community and migrant health centers
(1)#
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretaries”) shall jointly establish and carry out an initiative for the purpose of providing both supplemental foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support and promotion under the special supplemental nutrition program and health care services to low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children at substantially more community health centers and migrant health centers.
(2)#
The initiative shall also include—
(A) activities to improve the coordination of the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support and promotion under the special supplemental nutrition program and health care services at facilities funded by the Indian Health Service; and
(B) the development and implementation of strategies to ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, new community health centers, migrant health centers, and other federally supported health care facilities established in medically underserved areas provide supplemental foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support and promotion under the special supplemental nutrition program.
(2)(A)#
activities to improve the coordination of the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support and promotion under the special supplemental nutrition program and health care services at facilities funded by the Indian Health Service; and
(2)(B)#
the development and implementation of strategies to ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, new community health centers, migrant health centers, and other federally supported health care facilities established in medically underserved areas provide supplemental foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support and promotion under the special supplemental nutrition program.
(3)#
The initiative may include—
(A) outreach and technical assistance for State and local agencies and the facilities described in paragraph (2)(A) and the health centers and facilities described in paragraph (2)(B);
(B) demonstration projects in selected State or local areas; and
(C) such other activities as the Secretaries find are appropriate.
(3)(A)#
outreach and technical assistance for State and local agencies and the facilities described in paragraph (2)(A) and the health centers and facilities described in paragraph (2)(B);
(3)(B)#
demonstration projects in selected State or local areas; and
(3)(C)#
such other activities as the Secretaries find are appropriate.
(4)#
As used in this subsection:
(A) The term “community health center” has the meaning given the term in section 254c(a) 2 2 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(B) The term “migrant health center” has the meaning given the term in section 254b(a)(1) 2 of this title.
(4)(A)#
The term “community health center” has the meaning given the term in section 254c(a) 2 2 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(4)(B)#
The term “migrant health center” has the meaning given the term in section 254b(a)(1) 2 of this title.