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To help promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the United States. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Promoting Lifelong Active Communities Every Day Act or the PLAY Every Day Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop the Community Play Index to measure the policy, program, or environmental barriers in communities to participating in physical activity. Requires the Index to include: (1) measurements that examine barriers to physical activities across multiple settings; and (2) measurements to assist economically and culturally diverse communities in examining the social determinants of health.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to state health departments for work in partnership with community-based coalitions to plan and implement model communities of play that: (1) increase [...]

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Latest Actions
  • 04/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E873)
  • 04/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.2045 Introduced in House08/31/2007