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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 42USC285b-2]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
              SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
 
   Part C--Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes
 
          subpart 2--national heart, lung, and blood institute
 
Sec. 285b-2. Information and education

    The Director of the Institute shall collect, identify, analyze, and 
disseminate on a timely basis, through publications and other 
appropriate means, to patients, families of patients, physicians and 
other health professionals, and the general public, information on 
research, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, 
lung, and blood diseases, the maintenance of health to reduce the 
incidence of such diseases, and on the use of blood and blood products 
and the management of blood resources. In carrying out this section, the 
Director of the Institute shall place special emphasis upon the 
utilization of collaborative efforts with both the public and private 
sectors to--
        (1) increase the awareness and knowledge of health care 
    professionals and the public regarding the prevention of heart and 
    blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and the utilization of blood 
    resources; and
        (2) develop and disseminate to health professionals, patients 
    and patient families, and the public information designed to 
    encourage adults and children to adopt healthful practices 
    concerning the prevention of such diseases.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 420, as added Pub. L. 99-158, 
Sec. 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 837; amended Pub. L. 100-607, title I, 
Sec. 126, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3055.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-607 amended second sentence generally. Prior to 
amendment, second sentence read as follows: ``In carrying out this 
section the Director of the Institute shall place special emphasis 
upon--
        ``(1) the dissemination of information regarding diet and 
    nutrition, environmental pollutants, exercise, stress, hypertension, 
    cigarette smoking, weight control, and other factors affecting the 
    prevention of arteriosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases and 
    of pulmonary and blood diseases; and
        ``(2) the dissemination of information designed to encourage 
    children to adopt healthful habits respecting the risk factors 
    related to the prevention of such diseases.''
