WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2001

H.R. 633, the WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2001, sought to expand a public health program designed to provide low-income, uninsured, or underinsured women with access to chronic disease screenings and lifestyle interventions. The bill proposed allowing the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to provide preventive services—such as blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, physical activity programs, and nutritional counseling—alongside existing federal breast and cervical cancer screening programs. The goal of the legislation was to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes among women who already qualified for federal cancer screening assistance.