Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 2024 or the LIFE Act of 2024.
Section 2. Reduction in prevalence of overweight and obesity
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317V the following section:
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States.
(b) Certain activities
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall (directly or through grants or contracts) carry out the following with respect to individuals who are overweight or obese:
(1) Activities to train health professionals to recognize that patients are overweight or obese and to recommend prevention activities regarding such condition, including educating patients on—
(A) the relationship between such condition and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other health conditions; and
(B) the benefits of proper nutrition and regular physical activities.
(2) Activities to educate the public with respect to the condition of being overweight or obese, including the development of a strategy for a public awareness campaign.
(3) The development and demonstration of intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings such as hospitals and community health centers.