Nutrition and Obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama is spearheading an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a
generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight and unveiled a nationwide campaign – Let’s Move – to help achieve it.
The Let’s Move campaign will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources. Let’s Move will engage every sector impacting the health of children to achieve the national goal, and will provide schools, families and communities simple tools to help kids be more active, eat better, and get healthy.
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www.letsmove.gov
Letter to Nickelodeon Executives regarding Food Marketing to Children
NASPGHAN Letter of Support to First Lady Michelle Obama
Letter to Food and Drug Administration on Restaurant Menu and Vending Machine Labeling – July 5, 2011
The Let’s Move campaign will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources. Let’s Move will engage every sector impacting the health of children to achieve the national goal, and will provide schools, families and communities simple tools to help kids be more active, eat better, and get healthy.
Read the complete Press Release - click here...
www.letsmove.gov