Sebelius stumps for anti- childhood obesity plan..Yahoo Health News

[Stuart G]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100612/ap_on_re_us/us_mayors_conference_sebelius

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won't work if communities don't engage in it, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a conference Friday.

Sebelius touted first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign against childhood obesity at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors. Sebelius encouraged about 400 mayors and members of their staffs to have their cities join a new part of the campaign, dubbed "Let's Move Cities and Towns."

"I know well how critical it is that you are mobilized and energized, because you are the leadership teams that can actually make things happen," she said. "We now have, I think, a real opportunity with the spotlight of the first lady on this problem."
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Obesity is the leading health problem in the U.S today. We should work to prevent it, especially in our children. And it is preventable.

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would be beneficial if there were subsidies that would cover activities. After school and weekend programs. Many public schools had to eliminate these programs.