US SB1503 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include training on the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, properly refer, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for programs to: (1) promote healthy eating behaviors, physical activity, emotional wellness, and healthy living; and (2) prevent eating disorders, obesity, being overweight, and related serious and chronic medical conditions. Allows the Secretary, acting through the National Center for Health Statistics, to provide for: (1) data collection of fitness levels and physical activity and nutritional behaviors of students from grades 1-12; (2) collection and analysis of data determining the connection between children's and youth's physical and emotional health; and (3) analysis of data collected as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to review research under this Act to determine if particular information may be important for the health disparities report. Permits states to use preventive health and health services block grants for activities and community education programs designed to address and prevent overweight, obesity, and eating disorders through programs to promote healthy eating, exercise habits, and behaviors and emotional and social wellness.
Title
IMPACT Act
Sponsors
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2276 (Same As) 2009-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Pedestrians and bicycling
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1503/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1503/BILLS-111s1503is.pdf |