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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia authorizes Department of Public Health to launch statewide cardiovascular health awareness and screening program under HB 459
Last action · February 19, 2025: House Second ReadersSponsors: Doreen Carter and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Georgia House Bill 459 authorizes the Department of Public Health to create statewide public awareness campaigns, educational partnerships, and support networks for cardiovascular health, prioritizing high-risk and underserved communities. The Department must submit its first detailed implementation report to the Governor and General Assembly by June 30, 2026.
Establishes a state-backed infrastructure to expand free or low-cost heart screenings and targeted educational outreach in regions with limited healthcare access and high heart disease mortality rates.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Public Health
The department is mandated to develop awareness campaigns, educational partnerships, research support, and submit annual reports.
Community health centers
Centers receive department assistance to offer free, discounted, or low-cost cardiovascular screenings and preventive services.
Schools and educational institutions
Elementary schools, secondary schools, technical schools, and universities are slated to partner with the state to educate youth on cardiovascular health.
Key Facts
- The Department of Public Health must develop and implement statewide public awareness campaigns focused on cardiovascular health, targeting younger populations, Black and Hispanic communities, and women.
- The department must partner with elementary and secondary schools, technical schools, colleges, universities, and local organizations to educate youth on cardiovascular disease and stroke symptoms.
- The department must support efforts to increase research on cardiovascular disease focusing on maternal health and minority populations.
- The department must assist community health centers in offering free, discounted, or low-cost cardiovascular screenings and preventive services, prioritizing areas with limited healthcare access and high mortality rates.
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- A detailed written report on implementation and effectiveness must be submitted to the Governor and General Assembly no later than June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, and published on the department's website.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 19, 2025HouseHouse Second Readers
- Feb 18, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
Version history
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Targeted Health Disparity Focus
The bill explicitly requires public awareness campaigns and research to prioritize maternal health, minority populations, younger generations, and women.
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Sources
www.legis.ga.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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