Which 'National Network of Community-Based Organizations' Will Monitor Your Diet and Weight?

CNSNews ^ | Aug 18, 2009 | Edwin Mora

[engrpat]

(CNSNews.com) – The health care reform bill approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) would provide federal grants to state and local governments and a “national network of community-based organizations” to "promote healthy living and reduce disparities" and to monitor people's weight, eating, exercise habits and other individual behaviors that affect health at the community level.

The language instituting the program, entitled "Community Transformation Grants," is on pages 382-387 of the bill as posted on the committee's Web site.

The bill states that only three types of entities will be eligible to receive grants under the program: "a--(A) State government agency; (B) local government agency; or (C) national network of community-based organizations."

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In a section entitled, “Community-Based Prevention Health Activities," the bill calls on grant recipients to measure weight loss, physical activity, smoking and other activities of people in the neighborhood.

"In carrying out subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall, with respect to residents in the community, measure--

"(i) decreases in weight;

"(ii) increases in proper nutrition;

"(iii) increases in physical activity;

"(iv) decreases in tobacco use prevalence;

"(v) other factors using community-specific data from the Behavioral Risk Surveillance Survey; and

"(vi) other factors as determined by the Secretary [at HHS].”

[engrpat]

When did we become North Korea where the state determines what we eat, when and monitor our every activity? This is out of hand and must be stopped.

[Abathar]

The first ACORN member that walks on my property, knocks on my door and calls me fat will get a bloody nose.

[CholeraJoe]

ACORN members already know where I live and tend to lose sphincter control when they walk by.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Ummmmm, well, from the looks of things....not ACORN or SEIU:

[netmilsmom]

Same ACORN guys that come to your door monitoring your weight will sell you Meth to bring it down.

Its a twofer.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

LMAO!!!!! *Pffffffft*

[Kartographer]

[Abathar]

"Did you just call me fat?"

[jmcenanly]

How much do you want to bet the people like this guy will get a free pass?

[massgopguy]

The Russians would have called it, The First Directorate of Dietary Compliance.

[CholeraJoe]

“Never pick a fight with an old man. He’ll kill you.”

[Abathar]

Of course they will, anyone on the donations list will get a free pass.

[tanknetter]

FREE Gastric Bypasses for EVERYONE!!!!

[LizardQueen]

LOL, I was just thinking about Gran Torino. And hubby just bought a Garand the other day.

LQ

[sheik yerbouty]

I am willing to leave them a pound or so of what my weight was before their visitation. they shopuld have no objection as they can personally recycle it..

[NEMDF]

Seems like community organizers have no business knowing about everyone’s health status due to privacy/confidentiality issues. One minor observation of a seemingly badly screwed up concept...

[carumba]

The Russians would have called it, The First Directorate of Dietary Compliance...
That is how 20,000,000 Ukrainian peasants got real skinny in a short time.

[Brookhaven]

This is a Pandora’s box for corruption.

Some “community organizer” (who probably makes $10 an hour) is going monitor your weight? Overweight? A $50 “donation” should take care of that.

[dragonblustar]

I have to wonder if this passes, will there be a knock on Michael Moore's house?

And while they are at it, why don't they monitor people who have sex, especially those in the gay community and all those seniors living in the Villages in Florida because they spread STD's. /s

[Right Angler]

NECTARINES!!!!