Terms of Reference

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Select Standing Committee on Health

A Strategy for Combatting Childhood Obesity and Physical Inactivity in British Columbia Report

2nd Session, 38th Parliament – November 29, 2006

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On February 20, 2006, the Legislative Assembly agreed that the Select Standing Committee on Health be empowered to examine, inquire into and make recommendations with respect to finding effective strategies to change behaviour and encourage children and youth to adopt lifelong health habits that will improve their health and curb the growing rate of obesity to achieve the great goal of leading the way in North America in healthy living and physical fitness.

The Committee is also empowered to conduct consultations and to:

Report on recommendations from the Select Standing Committee on Health Report from 2004 titled The Path to Health and Wellness: Making British Columbians Healthier by 2010.
Conduct research into other successful childhood health and wellness promotion campaigns in other jurisdictions to analyze their potential effectiveness in B.C.
Undertake discussions on how to promote childhood health and wellness including the appropriate use of incentives and disincentives to help influence behaviour, particularly as it relates to healthy nutrition and physical activity.
Undertake discussions with experts and, if necessary, undertake research into the factors contributing to unhealthy eating and physical inactivity in youth of today.

In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the Select Standing Committee on Health, the Committee shall be empowered:

to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;
to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned and during any sitting of the House;
to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee,

and shall report to the House no later than November 30, 2006, to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

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