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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5628
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2244
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCGEE T., 116th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO
CREATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISPARITIES IN BIRTH OUTCOMES FOR
BLACK WOMEN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1
Public Health to create educational programs and initiatives to raise 2
awareness about the disparities in birth outcomes for black women, 3
including, but not limited to, targeted interventions and 4
recommendations for legislative changes necessary to address the 5
systemic factors contributing to such disparities. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To improve maternal health outcomes for black women by requiring the
establishment of educational programs and initiatives to address the
underlying causes of birth outcome disparities in the black community.