Comprehensive Obesity Prevention Initiative Task Force

Task Force:

The SB 931 Obesity Prevention Task Force is a 13-member group created by the 2007 Legislature to study obesity prevention and treatment and to develop ways to decrease the burden of obesity in Oregon. This task force is charged with drafting a proposal to the legislature by October.  Read more at the state legislature website: Senate Bill 931.

Chair:

Dr. Bruce Goldberg - Director, Department of Human Services

Members:

Senator Margaret Carter, Senator Jeff Kruse, Representative Tina Kotek, Representative Scott Bruun, Mary Lou Hennrich, Adriana Voss-Andreae, Jonathan Purnell, Stephanie Bernell, Melinda Manore, Katherine Bradley, Mel Kohn, Myrna-Yvonne Williams, Carlos Crespo
Membership Roster (pdf)

Next Meeting:

September 29, 2008

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Room 918

Portland State Office Building

800 NE Oregon St.

Past Meeting Agendas and Minutes:

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008: Agenda (pdf) | Minutes (pdf)

Resources:

	Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Among Oregon's Children (pdf) - A Report to the Oregon Health Policy Commission January 2007 (545Kb 64 pages)
	HB 3486 - Strategic Plan to Slow the Rate of Diabetes in Oregon (pdf) - "Turning off the Faucet of Obesity and Diabetes" - A Report to the 2009 Oregon Legislature (139Kb 19 pages)
	A Healthy Active Oregon (pdf) - Statewide Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan 2007-2012 (1.3Mb 19 pages)

For further information please contact:

Karen Girard, MPA
Health Promotion Manager
Public Health Division
971-673-1046
karen.e.girard@state.or.us