Obesity Policy Activities

Position Statements and Letters

Letter Urging Support of S. 3321, the Federal Obesity Prevention Act (July 2008)
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Coalition Letter Urging an Assessment of "Food Deserts" (June 2008)
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Coalition Letter Supporting Funding for the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (June 2008)
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Letter Urging Congress to Enhance Obesity-Related Provisions in SCHIP (October 2007)
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Letter in Support of H.R. 3257, the Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (August 2007)
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Letter Urging Support for changes to 2007 Farm Bill (May 2007)
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Letter in Support of S.1038/H.R. 1748, the Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2007 (April 2007)
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Letter in Support of S.771/H.R. 1363, the Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007 (April 2007)
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Letter in Support of S. 651, the PLAY Every Day Act (February 2007)
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Congressional Hearings and Briefings

Testimony

Childhood Obesity: The Declining Health of America's Next Generation
Testimony of Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director, Trust for America's Health, Before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's Subcommittee on Children and Families (July 2008)

Using School Wellness Plans to Help Fight Childhood Obesity
Written Testimony of Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director, Trust for America's Health, Submitted to U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Labor (May 2007)

Briefing Presentations

Presentation of Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director, Trust for America's Health at Congressional Briefing about F as in Fat, 2008 (September 2008)

Fit and Healthy Make the Mind Wealthy
Presentation of Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director, Trust for America's Health at Congressional Briefing about Childhood Obesity and Physical Activity (December 2007)