ACORN As Our Health Monitor

No kidding, it could really happen. It’s in the Senate version of the Healthcare bill.

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." . . .

The section of the bill is entitled:

Subtitle C—Creating Healthier Communities
SEC. 321. COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS.

. . .The language of the bill says, "Activities within the plan shall focus on (but not be limited to) ... (iv) assessing and implementing worksite wellness programming and incentives; (v) working to highlight healthy options at restaurants and other food venues; (vi) prioritizing strategies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, including social determinants of health..."

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].”

The proposed law further says that the CDC director “shall provide appropriate feedback and technical assistance to grantees to establish community makeover plans.” . . .

The source article is dead on target. I verified the info in the bill and it’s true. This is the first bill to come out of committee in the Senate.

Read for yourself and spread the word.

Source Article

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All I can say is if ANYONE from the Government or an ACORN type group comes knocking -- my door will NEVER be opened. They are NOT welcome in my home and NEVER will be.