A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND INFANTS IN NORTH CAROLINA, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of seventy‑five thousand dollars ($75,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year.  These funds shall be used to continue the efforts in promoting women's health during the childbearing years, which will help lower the death rate for North Carolina infants. Activities for which funds will be used include the following: 
(1)	Educating staff of community organizations that offer local support to women about the importance of women's health.
(2)	Developing tool kits for communities and resources for new mothers to address health needs.
(3)	Engaging North Carolinians in the State Action Plan on Women's Health during the childbearing years through workshops and conferences with health care providers and community organizations to integrate their role in addressing risk factors with women.
(4)	Calling attention to the impact of women's health on North Carolina's future generations.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.