S.1503 - Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act

A bill to establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act as introduced.
  • Short: IMPACT Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Latest Action Jul 22, 2009Read twice and referred to the Commi... Related Bills (1) & Issues (15)
7/22/2009--Introduced.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
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7/22/2009--Introduced.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.

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12/18/09
BGH: Keine Zulassung einer rechtsberatenden Gesellschaft, deren ...

I S. 1503) eingeführt worden. Sie ergänzt die darin durch eine Neufassung von Art. 1 § 1 Abs. 1 des Rechtsberatungsgesetzes vorgenommene Neuausrichtung des Rechts der Rechtsbeistände. Diese Neuausrichtung hatte zum Ziel, den Beruf des ...

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08/13/09
TEFAP Alliance Blog » Foodlinks America - August 14, 2009

S. 1503: Introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity or IMPACT Act, would establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, and obesity. ...

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07/21/09
S. 1503: A bill to establish grants to provide health services for ...

A bill in the US Congress: A bill to establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes.

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