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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Congressional Hearings and Briefings

Testimony

The State of Obesity in America
Testimony of Richard Hamburg, Director of Government Relations, Trust for America's Health, Before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition & Forestry (March 2009)

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)

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)