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Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008

Introduced: September 24, 2008 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to enable state health departments to maintain community action teams to work within the local community to promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and chronic disease. Requires such departments to collect data on the effectiveness of the community action team program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct training institutes to jump-start the work of such teams; (2) provide the teams with access to national experts in ongoing community change; and (3) disseminate information about success achieved through the teams to communities across the nation.

What's happening now September 24, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7037: Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7037/
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"H.R. 7037: Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7037/.
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H.R. 7037, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7037/.
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