CDC urged to combat obesity
Health group wants task force, nutrition plan and campaign
By Nanci Hellmich / USA TODAY
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity.
The Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., went a step further this week and recommended that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention become the nation's "command and control center" to manage the crisis.
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