Posted by Kathleen FioRito, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Midwest Region on May 11, 2011
In March 2011, USDA Special Nutrition Programs Regional Director Julie Mikkelson and I met Chef Paul Penney at a HealthierUS School Challenge(HUSSC) award celebration in Canton, Michigan. Chef Paul, a volunteer with the First Lady’s Chefs Move to Schools initiative, was in the kitchen at Dodson Elementary School helping school foodservice staff prepare mashed sweet potatoes and apples and Michigan cherry chili.
Posted by Dean Fluker, Department of Health and Human Services on May 10, 2011
In Asheville, North Carolina, elected officials and community leadership have a history of supporting initiatives and efforts that are community-based. This made Asheville City Council's resolution to become a Let's Move! City in September, 2010 a natural fit and complement to Let’s Move! Cities and Towns.
Posted by Audrey Rowe, administrator USDA Food and Nutrition Service on May 10, 2011
On April 26, I had the pleasure of visiting Harold S. Winograd School in Greeley, Colo., to kick off the judging for the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. As I arrived at the school, I could feel the excitement, enthusiasm, and deep pride among the students and staff.
Posted by Robin Schepper, Executive Director of Let's Move! and Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition on May 9, 2011
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama announced new collaborations to support our military families and ensure that everyone can get out and get moving.
Starting June 1, service members and their families will be able to visit the websites of the organizations to sign up for free sportsclub memberships and personal training.
Posted by Todd Solomon, New Media lead, Department of Transportation on May 9, 2011
Congratulations to the City of Takoma Park, Maryland, for another successful 5K Challenge! Last Sunday, they held their third annual running of this exciting event, and it drew more than 700 runners of all ages.
The great thing about Takoma Park's family-friendly race day is that it benefits the city's Safe Routes to School program. Safe Routes programs across America help schoolkids learn to bike and walk to school safely.
Posted by Nancy C Lee, Director, Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health on May 9, 2011
Healthy, strong women are essential to building healthy, strong children and communities, but too often women place the needs of others before their own. As a woman, mother, doctor and the new Director of the Office on Women’s Health, I understand how busy we can be and how difficult it is to make time for ourselves and our health. Nevertheless, we need to make our health and wellness a priority. National Women’s Health Week serves as a reminder to do just that and do so with small, manageable steps that will improve our health.
Posted by Rebecca Frank, New Media Content Specialist, USDA Office of Communications on May 6, 2011
Last week, Secretary Vilsackjoined St. Louis Rams quarterback and Cherokee nation member Sam Bradford in the USDA People’s Garden to talk about the importance of healthy lifestyles to improve the health of our nation’s kids.
Posted by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services on May 5, 2011
How can you help improve community health across the country? By sharing your opinion with us. Are you interested in healthy nutrition in the work environment? Or does physical activity for children get your vote? We want to hear from you!
Posted by Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services on May 4, 2011
We’re entering the home stretch in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. Judges will be fanning out to schools across the country to watch them prepare the delicious recipes that have made it to the semi-finals. My colleague, Audrey Rowe, recently lead a team of judges to Harold S. Winograd School in Greeley, Colo., to kick off this phase of the competition, which is part of the First Lady’s effort to partner chefs with schools through her Let’s Move! initiative.
Posted by Dominique Dawes, Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition on May 4, 2011
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and is the perfect time to celebrate how Let’s Move! and the Million PALA (Presidential Active Lifestyle Award) Challenge are helping Americans get healthy and fit. Through the Million PALA Challenge, an extension of the President’s Challenge, The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition set a goal for 1 million Americans to earn a PALA by September 2011.
