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107th Congress
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Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors in Youth Act
Introduced: April 24, 2002
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 24, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors in Youth Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to award research grants or make cooperative agreements for up to four years for the promotion of healthy eating behaviors in youth, specifically at-risk populations such as adolescent girls.
Includes nutritional content, hunger and satiety, positive body image and self-esteem development, and life skills among the components of such a program.
Requires the Director to evaluate the results and identify "Programs that Work" for dissemination to the public.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1