File #: Int 0053-2024    Version: * Name: Providing public educational outreach regarding pediatric obesity.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 2/8/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing public educational outreach regarding pediatric obesity
Sponsors: Mercedes Narcisse, Kevin C. Riley, Lynn C. Schulman, Althea V. Stevens, James F. Gennaro, Crystal Hudson, Farah N. Louis
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to conduct public educational outreach to increase awareness of the health risks associated with pediatric obesity, and would require the department to conduct outreach to pediatricians and family practitioners in neighborhoods disproportionally impacted by pediatric obesity. The bill would also require DOHMH to identify the resources available to those impacted by pediatric obesity, such as the pediatric obesity action kit.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 53, 2. Int. No. 53, 3. February 8, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-8-24

Int. No. 53

 

By Council Members Narcisse, Riley, Schulman, Stevens, Gennaro, Hudson and Louis

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing public educational outreach regarding pediatric obesity

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.23 to read as follows:

§ 17-199.23 Pediatric obesity education and outreach. a. The department shall conduct public educational outreach to increase awareness of the health risks associated with pediatric obesity and identify relevant resources available to persons affected by pediatric obesity, including but not limited to the department’s pediatric obesity action kit. The department shall conduct such outreach to pediatricians and family practitioners in neighborhoods disproportionally impacted by pediatric obesity and with any other persons deemed appropriate by the commissioner. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of small business services to ensure that relevant small businesses receive such outreach.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

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LS #12556

12/8/2023 10:55am