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Reduce Childhood Obesity Within A Generation |
"We think that this has enormous promise in improving the health of our children, in giving support to parents to make the kinds of healthy choices that oftentimes are very difficult." -- Washington D.C.
-- Establishing a Task Force on Childhood Obesity
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MARCH 23, 2010
Health Bill Gives Obesity Project $25M
For FY 2010-2014, Section 4306 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides $25 million for the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project. The project aims to strengthen partnerships working to bolster childhood obesity prevention and control efforts. |
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FEBRUARY 09, 2010
Task Force To Tackle Childhood Obesity
Obama signed a memorandum establishing a federal task force to fight childhood obesity, a concern Obama regards as "one of the most urgent health issues that we face in this country." Obama has instructed the task force to create a strategy that will incorporate the federal government and the private and nonprofit sectors in eliminating childhood obesity. The administration has also requested $10 billion over the next 10 years, beginning in 2011, to help schools provide healthier meal programs. |
