Bill > S346

This bill, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, aims to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes. Key provisions of the bill include: - Establishing a task force to develop a strategy to coordinate federal efforts to address social determinants of maternal health for pregnant and postpartum individuals. - Creating grant programs to increase access to safe and affordable housing, provide healthy food and clean water, and improve child care access for pregnant and postpartum individuals. - Investing in community-based organizations to improve maternal health outcomes, with a focus on Black and underserved communities. - Requiring respectful maternity care training for all employees in maternity care settings and establishing compliance programs to address bias and discrimination. - Codifying and expanding the Department of Veterans Affairs' maternity care coordination program and requiring a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans. - Providing grants to grow and diversify the perinatal and maternal mental/behavioral health workforces. - Improving data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health, including funding for minority-serving institutions to study maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities. - Establishing grant programs and a task force to address the impacts of climate change on maternal and infant health. The bill aims to take a comprehensive approach to improving maternal health outcomes and reducing racial and ethnic disparities.

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