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By the Committee on Health Care; and Senators Peaden and Hill
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the prevention of obesity;
3 amending s. 381.0054, F.S.; requiring the
4 Department of Health to collaborate with other
5 state agencies in developing policies and
6 strategies to prevent obesity which shall be
7 incorporated into agency programs; requiring
8 the department to advise health care
9 practitioners regarding morbidity, mortality,
10 and costs associated with the conditions of
11 being overweight or obese; requiring the
12 department to inform health care practitioners
13 about clinical best practices for obesity
14 prevention and to encourage practitioners to
15 counsel their patients regarding the adoption
16 of healthy lifestyles; requiring the Department
17 of Health in partnership with the Department of
18 Education to award grants to local school
19 districts to implement a pilot program to
20 promote healthy eating habits, increase
21 physical activity, and improve fitness;
22 specifying requirements for the pilot program;
23 requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis
24 and Government Accountability to complete a
25 report to determine the program's effectiveness
26 in changing body mass index, increasing
27 knowledge, and improving attitudes and
28 behaviors of students related to nutrition and
29 physical activity; requiring the Department of
30 Health and the program provider to seek
31 partnerships with various entities and
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1 organizations for assistance in providing
2 funding and resources; requiring school
3 districts that participate in the pilot program
4 to collect certain information that is
5 identified by the Office of Program Policy
6 Analysis and Government Accountability for the
7 evaluation of the program's effectiveness;
8 providing an appropriation; providing an
9 effective date.
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11 WHEREAS, in 2003, 14 percent of high school students
12 were at risk of being overweight and an additional 12.4
13 percent were overweight, and
14 WHEREAS, in 2003, more than 50 percent of high school
15 students did not participate in any physical education at
16 school, and
17 WHEREAS, in 2003, only approximately 20.7 percent of
18 high school students in this state ate five or more servings
19 of fruits or vegetables each day in a 7-day period, and
20 WHEREAS, in 2003, 42.7 percent of high school students
21 watched television for 3 or more hours on an average school
22 day, and
23 WHEREAS, in 2003, 39.9 percent of middle school
24 students did not go to physical education classes at all
25 during an average school week, and
26 WHEREAS, in 2003, on an average school day, 45.3
27 percent of middle school students watched television for 3 or
28 more hours, 18.2 percent used the computer for fun for 3 or
29 more hours, and 14.8 percent reported playing video games for
30 3 or more hours, and
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1 WHEREAS, in 2003, only 11.3 percent of middle school
2 students reported eating five or more servings of fruits and
3 vegetables per day, and
4 WHEREAS, approximately 60 percent of overweight
5 children have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular
6 disease such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, and
7 about 25 percent of overweight children have two or more risk
8 factors, and
9 WHEREAS, 25 percent of adults and children are obese
10 and 15 million Americans are morbidly obese, and
11 WHEREAS, obesity as a cause of death is preventable and
12 20,000 Floridians die annually from obesity-related diseases,
13 and
14 WHEREAS, obesity-related medical expenditures for
15 adults in this state total more than $3.9 billion yearly, with
16 over half of the costs being financed by Medicare and
17 Medicaid, NOW, THEREFORE,
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19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 381.0054, Florida
22 Statutes, is amended to read:
23 381.0054 Healthy lifestyles promotion.--
24 (1) The Department of Health shall promote healthy
25 lifestyles to reduce the prevalence of excess weight gain
26 overweight and obesity in Florida by implementing appropriate
27 physical activity and nutrition programs that are directed
28 towards target all Floridians by:
29 (a) Using all appropriate media to promote maximum
30 public awareness of the latest research on healthy lifestyles
31 and chronic diseases and disseminating relevant information
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1 through a statewide clearinghouse relating to wellness,
2 physical activity, and nutrition and their impact on chronic
3 diseases and disabling conditions.
4 (b) Providing technical assistance, training, and
5 resources on healthy lifestyles and chronic diseases to the
6 public, county health departments, health care providers,
7 school districts, and other persons or entities, including
8 faith-based organizations, which that request such assistance
9 to promote physical activity, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle
10 programs.
11 (c) Developing, implementing, and using all available
12 research methods to collect data, including, but not limited
13 to, population-specific data, and track the incidence and
14 effects of weight gain, obesity, and related chronic diseases.
15 The department shall include an evaluation and data collection
16 component in all programs as appropriate.
17 (d) Partnering with the Department of Education, local
18 communities, school districts, and other entities to encourage
19 Florida schools to promote activities during and after school
20 to help students meet a minimum goal of 60 minutes of activity
21 per day.
22 (e) Partnering with the Department of Education,
23 school districts, and the Florida Sports Foundation to develop
24 a program that recognizes schools whose students demonstrate
25 excellent physical fitness or fitness improvement.
26 (f) Collaborating with other state agencies to develop
27 policies and strategies for preventing obesity, which shall be
28 incorporated into programs administered by each agency and
29 shall include promoting healthy lifestyles of employees of
30 each agency.
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1 (g) Advising, in accordance with s. 456.081, health
2 care practitioners licensed in this state regarding the
3 morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with the conditions
4 of being overweight or obese, informing such practitioners of
5 clinical best practices for preventing obesity, and
6 encouraging practitioners to counsel their patients regarding
7 the adoption of healthy lifestyles.
8 (h)(f) Maximizing all local, state, and federal
9 funding sources, including grants, public-private
10 partnerships, and other mechanisms, to strengthen the
11 department's current physical activity and nutrition programs
12 and to enhance similar county health department programs.
13 Section 2. (1) The Department of Health in
14 partnership with the Department of Education shall award
15 grants to local school districts to implement a 3-year pilot
16 program that targets students in the fourth and fifth grades
17 in 10 geographically and demographically diverse counties. The
18 pilot program must:
19 (a) Have a program provider. The program provider
20 shall:
21 1. Have a prevention-education program currently in
22 use throughout the school districts in this state in order to
23 receive funds under the grants provided by the pilot program;
24 2. Promote the "Fresh 2-U" campaign by the Department
25 of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
26 3. Have an established partnership with the Produce
27 for Better Health Foundation and promote its "5 A Day the
28 Color Way" campaign; and
29 4. Work with school districts to use multimedia
30 methods and awareness events and promote healthful nutrition
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1 and physical activity opportunities throughout the school year
2 targeting students, staff, parents, and caregivers.
3 (b) Establish a school-based program in elementary
4 schools for purposes of promoting healthy eating habits,
5 increasing physical activity, and improving fitness, and
6 include formal curriculum on physical activity and nutrition
7 which is consistent with recommendations from the Governor's
8 Task Force on the Obesity Epidemic, February 2004.
9 (c) Provide education and professional-development
10 training to teachers on how to implement the program to model
11 physical activity and healthy eating behavior, and on the
12 importance of building positive physical habits during school
13 and away from school.
14 (d) Empower teachers to facilitate educational
15 opportunities to support and sustain lifelong physical
16 activity and healthy eating.
17 (e) Incorporate physical activity and nutrition
18 education into core classroom subject areas and various
19 curricula, including, but not limited to, math, science, home
20 economics, and language arts and be linked to the Sunshine
21 State Standards.
22 (f) Integrate nutrition and physical activities into
23 other educational opportunities both inside and outside of the
24 classroom. Teachers, administrators, school food service
25 personnel, other school personnel, and parents and students
26 shall collaborate on creating a positive physical activity and
27 healthy nutrition environment. The program must also include
28 resources and activities that engage and involve parents and
29 caregivers.
30 (g) Provide resources and education for core classroom
31 teachers to promote collaboration between the physical
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1 education and core classroom teachers and create a
2 comprehensive educational experience for the students to
3 develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to make healthy
4 decisions using critical thinking skills throughout their
5 lives, while enhancing students' reading and academic skills.
6 (h) Provide resources that are sustainable and provide
7 open, web-based resources to teachers and students across the
8 state.
9 (i) Be compliant with applicable state education
10 standards.
11 (j) Have nutrition-education activities that are
12 developed in partnership with the Produce for Better Health
13 Foundation.
14 (k) Be evidence and researched-based and have had
15 results published in a peer-reviewed journal demonstrating a
16 statistically significant reduction in body mass index and an
17 increase in fruit and vegetable consumption and levels of
18 physical activity among participating students.
19 (l) Hire a statewide coordinator to provide ongoing
20 support for teachers and staff who implement the program.
21 (2) At the completion of the 3-year pilot program, the
22 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
23 Accountability shall conduct a performance evaluation to
24 determine the program's effectiveness in changing body mass
25 index, increasing knowledge, and improving attitudes and
26 behaviors of students related to nutrition and physical
27 activity. Following the completion of the 2006-2007 and
28 2007-2008 school years, the Office of Program Policy Analysis
29 and Government Accountability shall submit interim reports to
30 the Legislature.
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1 (3) To be eligible for the grant, school districts
2 must agree to collect information that the Office of Program
3 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability needs to conduct
4 its evaluations. This information will facilitate the Office
5 of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability's
6 evaluation of the pilot program's effectiveness in changing
7 body mass index, increasing knowledge, and improving attitudes
8 and behaviors related to nutrition and physical activity. The
9 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
10 Accountability must supply a form for participating school
11 districts to record the information and identify the
12 information that must be collected for the evaluation. The
13 school district must collect baseline and school-year-end
14 information concerning the participating students.
15 (4) In addition to working with the Department of
16 Education and local school districts, the Department of
17 Health, working together with the program provider, shall seek
18 partnerships with local businesses, industries, corporations,
19 philanthropies, and other organizations, including state and
20 federal grant opportunities that may assist in providing
21 funding or resources to schools.
22 Section 3. The sum of $_______ is appropriated from
23 the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Health for the
24 purpose of implementing s. 381.0054, Florida Statutes, during
25 the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
26 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 1324
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4 The committee substitute requires the Department of Health in
partnership with the Department of Education to award grants
5 to local school districts to implement a pilot program to
promote healthy eating habits, increase physical activity, and
6 improve fitness. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
Government Accountability must complete interim reports to
7 determine the program's effectiveness and school districts
participating on the pilot program must collect data to be
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