The Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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8 The Federal Government
8 The Federal Government
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• The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the work of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; the Presidential Youth Fitness Program; the public health and pre vention provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Community Transformation Grants; and the Let's Move! initiative all are helping to increase physical activity and reduce obesity among children and adults.
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NUTRITION PROGRAMS AT USDA Concannon reviewed some of the USDA programs that have contributed to the improvement in obesity rates seen in recent years. The first is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
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Many elementary schools across the country are participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, designed both to promote healthier eating and to introduce children to fruits and vegetables they might not otherwise encounter. In addition, under the HealthierUS School Challenge, 6,500 American schools have voluntarily met high standards for both wellness policies and nutrition programs.
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For example, all new private health care and Medicaid expansion plans cover obesity-related screening and behavioral counseling. Additionally, through the prevention and public health fund that is now entering its fifth year, recipients of Community Transformation Grants and their partners are implementing changes to improve the health of some 120 million Americans residing in those communities.
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As one major example, President Obama formed a White House task force in 2010 that brought federal departments and agencies together to develop an action plan for solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. All leaders in the field, especially local champions, need to be honored, recognized, fostered, and encouraged, Koh stressed.
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Second, as the leading governmental payer for health care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) needs to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the role of accountable care organizations and other experiments in health system design and delivery in addressing obesity and other population health problems, said Levi.
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