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Let's Move This Week
Let me introduce myself. My name is Robin and I'm the new Executive Director of Let's Move! Today we sent our first newsletter -- we'll send these regularly so that you know what's happening with Let's Move! and so that we can share some of the great work that's happening around the country. Sign up to get updates like this one delivered to your inbox here.
"You Don’t Have to Throw Abuela’s Cookbook Out the Window"
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered remarks to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today. For more than 30 years, CHCI has been working to develop the next generation of leaders for the future of the Hispanic community and the country as a whole through scholarships, fellowships, and career programs.
The First Lady Challenges Restaurants to Offer Healthy Options
“So today I’m going to talk about food, which is something that all of you here today know a little bit about,” said First Lady Michelle Obama to an audience representing forty percent of the nearly one million restaurants in the United States, from the biggest chains to the smallest diners, at the National Restaurant Association Meeting in Washington, DC.
Let's Move Back to School
As children across the country begin a new school year, First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off the next phase of Let’s Move! – her initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation – focusing today on improving children’s nutrition and physical fitness.
Op-Ed by the First Lady: A Food Bill We Need
Today the First Lady wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post on the importance of the Child Nutrition Bill. The groundbreaking legislation that will bring fundamental change to schools and improve food options for children.
And The Winners Are…
Let's Move! and GOOD are pleased to announce the winners of the infographic design contest on the challenge of childhood obesity.
We asked you to design infographics about the problem of childhood obesity and the ways the nation is working to address it -- drawing inspiration from the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity’s report to the President. The entries were great (see them all here). Now, take a look at the winners:
“First Grandmother” joins Let’s Read. Let’s Move.
Mrs. Marian Robinson, mother of First Lady Michelle Obama, and over 100 local students joined Secretary Arne Duncan at the Department of Education for the fourth installment of the Department’s “Let’s Read. Let’s Move." summer enrichment series.
A Positive Step for America's Children
Yesterday, the House Education and Labor Committee passed the Child Nutrition Reauthorization underscoring the importance of child nutrition to the future our nation.
People across the country continue to learn not only about the importance of what we eat, but also where our food comes from and what we should be feeding our children. There is not a town or community in the United States that won’t benefit from the legislation because it is about providing the future of our nation – our kids- with the healthy food they need.
Create an Infographic about the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
The Let's Move! initiative and GOOD are working together to help address the challenge of childhood obesity by raising awareness about the problem and the ways the nation is working to address it.
Getting Fit with the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
The President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition is here to challenge you to join the healthy living movement - through the Department of Health and Human Services, First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move!, America's Great Outdoors, or one of the many programs across the nation and in your community.
