| 1 | The Health Care Appropriations Committee recommends the |
| 2 | following: |
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| 4 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 5 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to the prevention of obesity; amending s. |
| 8 | 381.0054, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to |
| 9 | collaborate with other state agencies in developing |
| 10 | policies and strategies to prevent obesity which shall be |
| 11 | incorporated into agency programs; requiring the |
| 12 | department to advise health care practitioners regarding |
| 13 | morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with the |
| 14 | condition of being overweight or obese; requiring the |
| 15 | department to inform health care practitioners about |
| 16 | clinical best practices for obesity prevention and to |
| 17 | encourage practitioners to counsel their patients |
| 18 | regarding the adoption of healthy lifestyles; providing an |
| 19 | effective date. |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 381.0054, Florida |
| 24 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 25 | 381.0054 Healthy lifestyles promotion.-- |
| 26 | (1) The Department of Health shall promote healthy |
| 27 | lifestyles to reduce the prevalence of excess weight gain |
| 28 | overweight and obesity in Florida by implementing appropriate |
| 29 | physical activity and nutrition programs that are directed |
| 30 | towards target all Floridians by: |
| 31 | (a) Using all appropriate media to promote maximum public |
| 32 | awareness of the latest research on healthy lifestyles and |
| 33 | chronic diseases and disseminating relevant information through |
| 34 | a statewide clearinghouse relating to wellness, physical |
| 35 | activity, and nutrition and their impact on chronic diseases and |
| 36 | disabling conditions. |
| 37 | (b) Providing technical assistance, training, and |
| 38 | resources on healthy lifestyles and chronic diseases to the |
| 39 | public, county health departments, health care providers, school |
| 40 | districts, and other persons or entities, including faith-based |
| 41 | organizations, that request such assistance to promote physical |
| 42 | activity, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle programs. |
| 43 | (c) Developing, implementing, and using all available |
| 44 | research methods to collect data, including, but not limited to, |
| 45 | population-specific data, and track the incidence and effects of |
| 46 | weight gain, obesity, and related chronic diseases. The |
| 47 | department shall include an evaluation and data collection |
| 48 | component in all programs as appropriate. |
| 49 | (d) Partnering with the Department of Education, local |
| 50 | communities, school districts, and other entities to encourage |
| 51 | Florida schools to promote activities during and after school to |
| 52 | help students meet a minimum goal of 60 minutes of activity per |
| 53 | day. |
| 54 | (e) Partnering with the Department of Education, school |
| 55 | districts, and the Florida Sports Foundation to develop a |
| 56 | program that recognizes schools whose students demonstrate |
| 57 | excellent physical fitness or fitness improvement. |
| 58 | (f) Collaborating with other state agencies to develop |
| 59 | policies and strategies for preventing obesity, which shall be |
| 60 | incorporated into programs administered by each agency and shall |
| 61 | include promoting healthy lifestyles of employees of each |
| 62 | agency. |
| 63 | (g) Advising, in accordance with s. 456.081, health care |
| 64 | practitioners licensed in this state regarding the morbidity, |
| 65 | mortality, and costs associated with the condition of being |
| 66 | overweight or obese, informing such practitioners of clinical |
| 67 | best practices for preventing obesity, and encouraging |
| 68 | practitioners to counsel their patients regarding the adoption |
| 69 | of healthy lifestyles. |
| 70 | (h)(f) Maximizing all local, state, and federal funding |
| 71 | sources, including grants, public-private partnerships, and |
| 72 | other mechanisms, to strengthen the department's current |
| 73 | physical activity and nutrition programs and to enhance similar |
| 74 | county health department programs. |
| 75 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |