HR 5683
LIFE Act
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Bill overview
The Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act (LIFE Act) aims to significantly reduce the number of overweight and obese individuals in the United States. This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a national program that will support training health professionals, educating the public, and developing intervention strategies for workplaces and communities. The legislation highlights the serious public health issue of rising obesity rates and their connection to chronic diseases and significant healthcare costs.
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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