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83rd Legislature Watch Get the latest on proposed obesity-related legislation from the 83rd Texas Legislature... Read More >	At-a-Glance: Texas Public School Nutrition Policies This Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) chart displays Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. Resources include latest news links, funding opportunities, publications and a menu of school nutrition programs. Read More >
Texas Medical Association The Texas Medical Association is the nation’s largest state medical society, representing more than 45,000 physician and medical student members across Texas. TMA prioritizes and supports obesity prevention efforts and community-based grants for healthier and safer neighborhoods. Read More >	Database Provides Info on Food and Obesity Legislation Visitors to this Rudd Center at Yale University website can search for current U.S. food policy and obesity legislation filed by Congress, states, and select ctities and counties. Read More >
States of Obesity: Trends Across The U.S What's your state doing to fight obesity? This comprehensive Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database chronicles state legislative and regulatory efforts to improve nutrition and promote physical activity Read More >	Effect of State Legislation on School Physical Activity Texas Senate Bill 42 (SB 42), enacted in 2005, mandated that middle schools create formal health programs and advisory councils. This study assesses whether SB 42 helped increase physical activity levels in Texas middle schools. Read More >
50 State Health Facts An interactive index of how all 50 states and the District of Columbia are using state law to arm themselves in the fight against obesity. Read More >	Legislative Action On Obesity, Food Is Searchable What obesity and food policy issues are the national and state legislative branches addressing? This webpage of the Rudd Center at Yale University allows users to search topics for legislative efforts on topics ranging from Access to Healthy Food to Weight Bias. Read More >
Access to Food Programs Improves Fitness, Health The Texas Food Policy Roundtable focuses on improving access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Read More >	MyCare Educates About New Health Care Law MyCare is a government initiative to educate Americans about new programs, benefits, and rights under the federal health care law. This website is managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Read More >

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The 82nd Texas Legislature tasked the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to build this web portal — a comprehensive, statewide collection of resources and information to help Texans address the economic effects of obesity. In addition, our agency was charged with using fitness data collected by the Texas Education Agency to create GIS maps showing where in Texas students are most at risk for obesity. These maps will help identify the state’s obesity hot spots — areas most in need of targeted intervention.