Activities To Promote Personal Fitness

2002-06-24Executive Order 13266
Signed by: George W. Bush
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Headline: Directs Federal Agencies to Promote Personal Fitness Activities

What it does: Agencies must review their policies and propose changes within 90 days to boost physical activity, healthy eating, screenings, and reduce substance harms.

Real World Impact:
  • Federal departments must propose actions within 90 days to improve public fitness.
  • Encourages expansion of programs to increase physical activity and healthy eating.
  • Creates an interagency Personal Fitness Working Group meeting at least twice yearly.
Topics: personal fitness, public health, healthy eating, preventive screening, government programs

Summary

This order directs key federal departments to review and, if appropriate, change programs and rules to promote personal fitness for the general public. Agencies are asked to look for ways to increase physical activity, encourage healthier eating, boost use of preventive health screenings, and discourage harmful alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.

The departments affected include those handling agriculture, education, health, housing, interior, labor, transportation, veterans services, and the office on drug policy. Agencies must report proposed actions within 90 days. The goal is to make fitness information and opportunities more available and reduce barriers to healthy choices.

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