IMPACT Act

Summary

Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act (or the IMPACT Act) - Amends the Public Health Service Act to address issues of overweight, obesity, and eating disorders. Expands an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of overweight, obesity, and eating disorders. Creates a grant program for training for health professionals in such areas. Creates grant programs at the local level to promote increased physical activity and improved nutrition (in place of current law, which provides for grants to promote childhood nutrition and physical activity). Targets partnerships with businesses, schools, senior centers, day care facilities and other institutions. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to give priority in awarding grants to recipients who provide matching contributions. Permits the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to provide technical assistance to grantees. Allows the Secretary, acting through the National Center for Health Statistics, to provide for the collection and analysis of certain data, including data collected as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Permits the Secretary to: (1) make grants to States, public entities, and nonprofits to further the collection and analysis of such data; and (2) provide technical assistance to such grantees. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to request that the Institute of Medicine conduct a study or contract for a study on the food and nutrition programs run by the Department of Agriculture. Permits the use of preventive health and health services block grants for community education programs which promote healthy eating and exercise habits. Establishes reporting requirements with regard to: (1) obesity research; and (2) the national campaign to change children's health behaviors and reduce obesity.

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• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 20 January 2004

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 20 January 2004

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 9 December 2003

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 9 December 2003

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 9 December 2003

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 25 November 2003

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 25 November 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 June 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 June 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 June 2003

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