What’s New with Let’s Move! "Weight of the Nation": What's Weighing Heavily On Our Health (3265 hits)
Posted by Lindsay Matthews
This week – May 7th thru 9th – the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosts “Weight of the Nation,” a forum acknowledging the progress of policy changes and the role of environmental strategies in obesity control and prevention.
Focusing specifically on: early care and education, states, tribes and communities, medical care, schools and workplaces, this Washington-based conversation has sparked national attention. Startling statistics forecast that by 2030 42% of Americans will be obese. First Lady Michelle Obama, Let’s Move! and others work tirelessly to change those odds for America’s youth.
I'm definitely inspired not just by First Lady Obama, but these older women who I see walking in the work place basement at least twice a day 5 days a week while we're at work. Now that's a way to get fit. Our workplace basement is huge!
