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Posted by Judy Baker, HHS Regional Director & Jose Belardo, HHS Regional Administrator for Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, & Missouri on May 16, 2011
A Let’s Move! event designed to keep children active and avoid obesity turned into a chance last month for college students to encourage disadvantaged high school students to stay in school.
Posted by Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on May 16, 2011
I fully support the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative, and I join her in encouraging America’s children to become more physically active as an essential element of a healthy lifestyle. Getting yourself and your children moving together is a fun way to enjoy quality time as a family. At the same time, you can prevent injuries by adding a few of the following simple safety steps to your family’s outdoor activities. Swimming
Posted by Jaime Mulligan, New Media Analyst for Public Health on May 13, 2011
You may have seen our post on Monday about First Lady Michelle Obama announcing new collaborations to support our military families and ensure that everyone can get out and get moving.
Posted by Jack Currie, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service on May 13, 2011
It was off to the Sunshine State for our team of judges in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids contest where they joined students at Orlando’s Liberty Middle School. The competition to date has been intense as kids cooked up some delectable dishes. Liberty’s recipe, called Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap (Dark Green and Orange Vegetables), was among 15 recipes chosen to move forward in the competition from among the 340 entries submitted across five categories: whole grains, dark green and orange vegetables, and dry beans and peas.
Posted by Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 13, 2011
Preventing problems before they start and improving the capacity to detect and control disease threats: these are the core goals of the Affordable Care Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund. A focus on prevention offers an opportunity to empower communities and individuals so that Americans live longer, healthier, more productive lives with lower health care costs.
Posted by Allen Ng, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Western Regional Administrator on May 12, 2011
Chef Billy Reid, manager of child nutrition services at Salida Union School District, is an advocate of the Chefs Move to Schools initiative. Chef Reid has been using his expertise to make sure students in his District eat meals that are both healthy and tasty.
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.