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PLAY Every Day Act

Introduced: February 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 15, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2100-2101)
Feb 15, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Lifelong Active Communities Every Day Act or the PLAY Every Day Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop the Community Play Index to measure the policy, program, or environmental barriers in communities to participating in physical activity. Requires the Index to include: (1) measurements that examine barriers to physical activities across multiple settings; and (2) measurements to assist economically and culturally diverse communities in examining the social determinants of health.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to state health departments for work in partnership with community-based coalitions to plan and implement model communities of play that: (1) increase the physical spaces and places available for physical activity; (2) increase the opportunities for children and families to participate in quality play and the number of children and families participating in quality play; and (3) increase knowledge and awareness about the importance of individuals achieving 60 minutes of recommended physical activity every day.

What's happening now February 15, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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