HB 1162 -- Prevention and Management of Obesity

Sponsor:  Brown (50)

This bill establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and
Management of Obesity within the Department of Health and Senior
Services.  The duties of the commission include:

(1)  Collecting and analyzing data on the extent to which
Missourians suffer from obesity;

(2)  Listing programs and services available to address the
health, mental health, and social services needs of overweight
children and adults;

(3)  Identifying moneys dedicated to maintain these programs;

(4)  Collecting and analyzing data about the economic impact on
the state for the failure to treat obesity;

(5)  Identifying cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic
barriers to the prevention and management of obesity;

(6)  Making recommendations that the state must implement to
increase obesity prevention and management and providing the
estimated cost of the implementation;

(7)  Coordinating with specified federal and state agencies to
share resources and information about a comprehensive approach to
preventing and treating obesity and obesity-related conditions;
and

(8)  Submitting a report to the Governor, House of
Representatives Budget Committee, and Senate Appropriations
Committee no later than August 28, 2011, on proposed legislation
and information about the economic burden of obesity, available
programs and services, and barriers to the programs and services.

The composition of the commission is specified, and the Director
of the Department of Health and Senior Services will serve as the
chair.  The commission must have its first meeting no later than
October 1, 2009, and will be abolished on August 28, 2011.

The department is required to establish and maintain a resource
databank containing information about obesity and obesity-related
subjects.  The databank must be available by January 1, 2010, to
educational and research institutions, physicians, hospitals,
policy makers, and the general public and be accessible through
the department's web site and printed materials.  The department
may also provide technical assistance to schools and school
districts to create healthy school nutrition environments.

The bill contains an emergency clause.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:26 am