June 8, 2010
First Lady, Federal Agencies Launch Summer Initiative to Curb Childhood Obesity and Reading Loss
Washington, DC—First Lady Michelle Obama and four Cabinet Secretaries, joined Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. today. The new initiative will get more Americans volunteering to combat childhood obesity and summer learning loss among youth.
March 17, 2010
Task Force on Childhood Obesity Asks the Public for Ideas to Solve Obesity Challenge
Washington The U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education and Health and Human Services are asking the public for ideas to help the Task Force on Childhood Obesity come up with recommendations for public and private sector actions to solve the problem of childhood obesity.