Legislative and Policy Committee

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Legislative and Policy Committee

• General Member Call March 2008
• Dave
  Hoffman

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2008 Policy Priorities

• Support a Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
  Program in every state
• Support fully funding Diabetes Prevention and
  Control to include prevention of type 2 diabetes
• Support funding for state based Obesity
  Prevention

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2008 Policy Priorities contd

• Restore and increase the Prevent Block
• Support CDC/NACDD partnership for Nutrition
  Report
• Support increase in Arthritis funding

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2008 Policy Priorities contd

• Support the R2P Federal Budget Request for
  Chronic Disease Programs
• Support continued program growth across chronic
  disease and risk factor programs, opportunistic
  approaches

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Accomplishments 2007-2008

• Restoration of the Prevent block (again)
• Program increases in a budget full of cuts and
  level funding
• Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Strategic Partnerships

• Strategic partners YUSA, CSG,
• TFAH, CPH, PFCD
• R2P - seat on Executive Committee

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Strategic Partnerships contd

• AHA, ADA, ACS, YUSA, AF shared Hill Day
  activities
• Continued to work with CDC, ASTHO, NGA, NCSL,
  NANA, Friends of School Health, AARP, APHL, CSTE

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Highlights

• More visits to Capitol Hill then ever before
• Strategic meetings with OMB, HHS budget officials
• Partner Organizations using CDD materials

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More Highlights

• House and Senate language echoes NACDD goals
• Strategy focused on January 2009!
• Sign on to support Play Every Day

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More Highlights

• Sign on to support Healthy Schools Act
• Sign on to support Stop Stroke Act
• Sign on to support Diabetes Savings Act

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More Highlights

• Sign to support Public Health Funding
• Sign to support function 550
• Sign on to support CDC Funding
• Sign on to support National Youth Fitness Survey

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2008-2009

• Keep growing level of activity
• Continue to push CDD participation in national
  planning (NGA/CSG/NCSL)
• Budget testimony
• Participate in partner days
• Focus on Election Dialogue