3DCF03BF55500B088725897B0074181F Hearing Summary

Senator Moreno, prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 23-014 concerning creating the Office of Disordered Eating Prevention in the Department of Public Health and Environment. The office will be advised by a Disordered Eating Prevention Commission and will provide grant funding for research on risk factors, impacts, and interventions associated with disordered eating.

McKenna Ganz, representing
the Eating Disorder Foundation, testified in support of the bill.



Claire Engels,
representing the Eating Disorder Foundation, testified in support of the
bill.



Aimee Resnick,
representing the Colorado Youth Advisory Council, testified in support
of the bill.



Sabrina Scanga,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Lydia Rhino, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Dr. Jennifer Hagman,
representing the Colorado Psychiatric Society and the Colorado Child and
Adolescent Psychiatric Society, testified in support of the bill.



Emma Warford,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Serena Nangia,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Maria Neiers,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members
asked the panel questions.

Autumn Brooks, representing
Clear Creek School District Re-1, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Karen Le,
representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill.



Michael Ruddock,
representing the Adams County Health Department, testified in support of
the bill.



Ms. Riley Judd,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members
asked the panel questions.

Dr.  Erin Harrop,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Cheyenne McGinniss,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Steven Haden,
representing Envision You, testified in support of the bill.

Sarah Van Hook, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Kimberly Dufresne,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Achilles Johnson,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment G.

Senator Moreno and committee members provided closing remarks.