By Manatee Review |
May 23, 2024
On May 23, 2024, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, along with Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), announced the formation of the bipartisan Congressional Preventive Health and Wellness Caucus. The caucus aims to address the growing obesity epidemic in the United States and promote policy-centric solutions. The group's focus areas include prevention, Medical Research and Innovation (MRI), Food as Medicine (FAM), exercise, health disparities, coverage, stigma, obesity’s impact on military...