42 U.S.C. § 280h–1 — Applied research program

submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 106-310 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 198 words · no verdicts yet

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The CDC must research links between physical activity, diet, and health. It must also test strategies to prevent and treat obesity and eating disorders. Congress authorized funding for fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

(a) In general. The Secretary, through CDC and working with NIH, must (1) research how physical activity, diet, and health-related behavior connect; (2) develop and test strategies to prevent and treat obesity for community programs and health professionals; (3) develop and test strategies to prevent and treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia; (4) research how common and costly childhood obesity is, and its effects into adulthood; (5) identify behaviors and risk factors behind obesity; (6) evaluate nutrition-education materials for parents, teachers, and staff in child care and preschool settings; and (7) evaluate materials that teach and encourage physical activity in those same settings. (b) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized whatever funding was needed for fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

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(a) In general

The Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall—

(1)

conduct research to better understand the relationship between physical activity, diet, and health and factors that influence health-related behaviors;

(2)

develop and evaluate strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity to be used in community-based interventions and by health professionals;

(3)

develop and evaluate strategies for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia;

(4)

conduct research to establish the prevalence, consequences, and costs of childhood obesity and its effects in adulthood;

(5)

identify behaviors and risk factors that contribute to obesity;

(6)

evaluate materials and programs to provide nutrition education to parents and teachers of children in child care or pre-school and the food service staff of such child care and pre-school entities; and

(7)

evaluate materials and programs that are designed to educate and encourage physical activity in child care and pre-school facilities.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399X, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title XXIV, § 2401, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1159.)

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1944Enacted · Pub. L. 106-310 · 114 Stat. 1159

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