Amendment #342 to H4000

Promotion of Wellness and Prevention relative to obesity and other health risk factors

Representatives Cariddi of North Adams, Mark of Peru, Pignatelli of Lenox, Walsh of Framingham, Sannicandro of Ashland, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Decker of Cambridge, Puppolo of Springfield, Hecht of Watertown, Vega of Holyoke, Garballey of Arlington, Andrews of Orange, Lawn of Watertown, Kocot of Northampton, Schmid of Westport, Livingstone of Boston, Calter of Kingston, Keefe of Worcester, Provost of Somerville, DiNatale of Fitchburg, Golden of Lowell, Donahue of Worcester, Madden of Nantucket, Nangle of Lowell, Fennell of Lynn, Swan of Springfield, Cronin of Easton, Story of Amherst, deMacedo of Plymouth, Murphy of Weymouth, Stanley of Waltham, Toomey of Cambridge, Kaufman of Lexington, Keenan of Salem, Petrolati of Ludlow, Smizik of Brookline, Conroy of Wayland, Brodeur of Melrose and Hogan of Stow move to amend the bill in Section 2,  by inserting after item 4513-1111 the following item: "4513-1112   For the promotion of wellness and prevention relative to obesity, chronic disease, and associated risk factors, including support of community grant programs that promote the importance of healthy eating, active living, and tobacco use prevention, as well as training and technical assistance to municipalities across the Commonwealth.…………………… $1,950,000"