Posted on 08/18/2009 12:40:07 PM PDT by 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."
/snip/
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].”
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
I would have gone with “Jelly Beans!”
We didn’t.
And no one will ‘monitor’ me because my weight is none of their F- business.
ROFL
Well hate to burst your bubble but under this legislation it will be not only the business of the community but of the federal government. Just what kind of thinking goes into legislation like this? All I can do is just shake my head and wonder.
Maybe we can hire some big bubbas to squash any nosy bureaucrats.
I sent this story to several of my lib friends who have always been fast on the draw to cover Obama and the rats but for some reason not a word from them. They will go to extremes to gloss over the nutty stuff in ObamaCare but not this time. I would email them and ask but know they won’t answer. I wonder what goes through their minds, I really do.
If they come to my door and insist on a waist measure, I’ll shoot them.
/mark
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.