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To improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and self care. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act or the HeLP America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a task force on childhood obesity.Provides for: (1) healthy school nutrition environment incentive grants; (2) the establishment of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to certify a hospital as a baby friendly hospital/center for breastfeeding excellence; and (3) programs to prevent youth problem behaviors.Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a wellness program credit for employers; and (2) exclude from an employee's income the fees paid by an employer to an athletic or fitness facility on the employee's behalf.Requires the Secretary to establish a National Advisory [...]

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  • 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  • 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
  • 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 06/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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H.R.2633 Introduced in House08/31/2007