,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina   
7for himself and ,mr4 ,jones7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to develop a guide on         
evidence-based strategies for building  
and maintaining effective obesity       
prevention and control programs1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,better  
,tools for ,healthy ,living ,act4  #b4  
,guide on evidence-based strategies for 
,state health department obesity        
prevention programs  7a7 ,development   
and dissemination of an evidence-based  
strategies guide ,the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary71  
acting through the ,director of the     

,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 shall--  7#a7 develop a guide on  
evidence-based strategies for ,state and
 local health departments1 ,indian      
,tribes1 and ,tribal organizations to   
use to build and maintain effective     
obesity prevention and control programs1
 which shall--  7,a7 describe an        
integrated program structure for        
implementing interventions proven to be 
effective in preventing1 controlling1   
and reducing obesity2 and  7,b7         
recommend-- 7i7 optimal resources1      
including staffing and infrastructure1  
for promoting nutrition and obesity     
prevention1 control and reduction2 and  
7ii7 strategies for effective obesity   
prevention programs for ,state and local
 health departments1 ,indian ,tribes1   
and ,tribal organizations1 including    
strategies related to--  7,i7 the       
application of evidence-based practices 
to prevent1 control1 and reduce obesity 

rates2  7,,ii7 demonstrated knowledge of
 obesity prevention practices that      
reduce associated preventable diseases1 
health conditions1 death1 and health    
care costs2 and  7,,iii7                
interdisciplinary coordination between  
relevant public health officials        
specializing in fields such as          
nutrition1 physical activity1           
epidemiology1 communications1 and policy
 implementation2 and  7#b7 disseminate  
the guide and current research1         
evidence-based practices1 tools1 and    
educational materials related to obesity
 prevention1 consistent with the guide1 
to ,state and local health departments1 
,indian ,tribes1 and ,tribal            
organizations4  7b7 ,technical          
assistance ,the ,secretary1 acting      
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
shall provide technical assistance to   
,state and local health departments1    
,indian ,tribes1 and ,tribal            
organizations to support such health    

departments in implementing the guide   
developed under subsection 7a77#a74  7c7
 ,indian ,tribes2 ,tribal organizations 
,the terms ,indian ,tribe and ,tribal   
organization have the meanings given the
 terms ,indian tribe and tribal         
organization1 respectively1 in section  
#d of the ,indian ,self-,determination  
and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74