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Which 'National Network of Community-Based Organizations' Will Monitor Your Diet and Weight?
CNSNews ^
| Aug 18, 2009
| Edwin Mora
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."
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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].
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acron; healthcare; obamacare
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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.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:40:08 PM PDT
by
engrpat
To: engrpat
The first ACORN member that walks on my property, knocks on my door and calls me fat will get a bloody nose.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:44:47 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
ACORN members already know where I live and tend to lose sphincter control when they walk by.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:45:58 PM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(It's a reliable source of information. 50,000 unstoppable watts.)
To: engrpat
Ummmmm, well, from the looks of things....not ACORN or SEIU:
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:47:23 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Obama: The Prevaricating Provocateur.)
To: engrpat
Same ACORN guys that come to your door monitoring your weight will sell you Meth to bring it down.
Its a twofer.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:47:23 PM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
To: CholeraJoe
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:48:01 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Obama: The Prevaricating Provocateur.)
To: engrpat
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:48:05 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: CholeraJoe
"Did you just call me fat?"
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:48:33 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
How much do you want to bet the people like this guy will get a free pass?
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:48:45 PM PDT
by
jmcenanly
To: jmcenanly
The Russians would have called it, The First Directorate of Dietary Compliance.
10
posted on
08/18/2009 12:49:50 PM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Abathar
“Never pick a fight with an old man. He’ll kill you.”
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:51:25 PM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(It's a reliable source of information. 50,000 unstoppable watts.)
To: jmcenanly
Of course they will, anyone on the donations list will get a free pass.
12
posted on
08/18/2009 12:51:45 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
FREE Gastric Bypasses for EVERYONE!!!!
To: Abathar
LOL, I was just thinking about Gran Torino. And hubby just bought a Garand the other day.
LQ
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:53:14 PM PDT
by
LizardQueen
(The world is not out to get you, except in the sense that the world is out to get everyone.)
To: engrpat
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..
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:53:21 PM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: engrpat
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...
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:54:00 PM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: massgopguy
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.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:58:07 PM PDT
by
carumba
(The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
To: NEMDF
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.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:59:23 PM PDT
by
Brookhaven
(http://theconservativehand.blogspot.com/)
To: Abathar
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
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posted on
08/18/2009 1:07:51 PM PDT
by
dragonblustar
("... and if you disagree with me, then you sir, are worse than Hitler!" - Greg Gutfeld)
To: Abathar
NECTARINES!!!!
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