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‘‘(e) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—Epidemiology cen-
ters operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
inter-tribal consortia pursuant to grants awarded under 
section (d) shall be treated as public health authorities for 
purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Account-
ability Act of 1996, as such entities are defined in part 
164.501 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. The Sec-
retary shall grant such epidemiology centers access to and 
use of data, data sets, monitoring systems, delivery sys-
tems, and other protected health information in the pos-
session of the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 210. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS.— 
In addition to carrying out any other program for health 
promotion or disease prevention, the Secretary, acting 
through the Service, is authorized to award grants to In-
dian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Or-
ganizations to develop comprehensive school health edu-
cation programs for children from pre-school through 
grade 12 in schools for the benefit of Indian and Urban 
Indian children. 
‘‘(b) USE
OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant awarded 
under this section may be used for purposes which may 
include, but are not limited to, the following: 
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‘‘(1) Developing health education materials both 
for regular school programs and afterschool pro-
grams. 
‘‘(2) Training teachers in comprehensive school 
health education materials. 
‘‘(3) 
Integrating 
school-based, 
community- 
based, and other public and private health promotion 
efforts. 
‘‘(4) Encouraging healthy, tobacco-free school 
environments. 
‘‘(5) Coordinating school-based health programs 
with existing services and programs available in the 
community. 
‘‘(6) Developing school programs on nutrition 
education, personal health, oral health, and fitness. 
‘‘(7) Developing behavioral health wellness pro-
grams. 
‘‘(8) Developing chronic disease prevention pro-
grams. 
‘‘(9) Developing substance abuse prevention 
programs. 
‘‘(10) Developing injury prevention and safety 
education programs. 
‘‘(11) Developing activities for the prevention 
and control of communicable diseases. 
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‘‘(12) Developing community and environmental 
health education programs that include traditional 
health care practitioners. 
‘‘(13) Violence prevention. 
‘‘(14) Such other health issues as are appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon request, the 
Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide tech-
nical assistance to Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, 
and Urban Indian Organizations in the development of 
comprehensive health education plans and the dissemina-
tion of comprehensive health education materials and in-
formation on existing health programs and resources. 
‘‘(d) CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AP-
PLICATIONS.—The Secretary, acting through the Service, 
and in consultation with Indian Tribes, Tribal Organiza-
tions, and Urban Indian Organizations, shall establish cri-
teria for the review and approval of applications for grants 
awarded under this section. 
‘‘(e) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM FOR BIA-FUNDED 
SCHOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and in cooperation with the Secretary, acting 
through the Service, and affected Indian Tribes and 
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