Healthier Schools
Our Challenge to America: Let's Move! and Double the Number of Healthier US Schools
The timing of the School Nutrition Association's (SNA) annual legislative action conference couldn't have been better as USDA and the Obama Administration continue working on advancing the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. I really appreciated the opportunity to address the national organization representing 55,000 school nutrition professionals who are on the front lines of the effort to improve the health and nutrition of our nation's children.
The First Lady Addresses the School Nutrition Association
The First Lady addressed the School Nutrition Association's Legislative Action Conference on Monday to discuss the importance of school nutrition as part of the recently launched Let's Move campaign. Tens of millions of children receive more than half of their daily calories at school through school lunch and school breakfast programs.
Educators Join First Lady's Work to Fight Childhood Obesity
I am so pleased by the response from the education community to the First Lady's call - "Let's Move." Since the launch of this national initiative to fight childhood obesity, education groups are rallying around this national initiative to fight childhood obesity. They recognize that children learn and develop in school so many of the habits that will be with them for a lifetime.
USDA - Ready to Move for a Healthier Generation
A call to action, a challenge for a generation, no matter what we call it, First Lady Michelle Obama's announcement of the Let's Move initiative is an ambitious goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity. It is a goal that we take seriously here at USDA and we are prepared to dedicate our time, energy, and resources to achieving this goal.
