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42 U.S. Code § 280m. Young women’s breast health awareness and support of young women diagnosed with breast cancer
(a) Public education campaign
(1) In generalThe Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a national evidence-based education campaign to increase awareness of young women’s knowledge regarding—
(A)
breast health in young women of all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds;
(B)
breast awareness and good breast health habits;
(C)
the occurrence of breast cancer and the general and specific risk factors in women who may be at high risk for breast cancer based on familial, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds such as Ashkenazi Jewish populations;
(D)
evidence-based information that would encourage young women and their health care professional to increase early detection of breast cancers; and
(E)
the availability of health information and other resources for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
(2) Evidence-based, age appropriate messages
The campaign shall provide evidence-based, age-appropriate messages and materials as developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee established under paragraph (4).
(3) Media campaign
In conducting the education campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award grants to entities to establish national multimedia campaigns oriented to young women that may include advertising through television, radio, print media, billboards, posters, all forms of existing and especially emerging social networking media, other Internet media, and any other medium determined appropriate by the Secretary.