Let's Move!

First lady, Michelle Obama, established an international program launched on February 9, 2010 called Let’s Move!The First Lady launched the Let’s Move! campaign at the White House where she was joined by members of the President’s cabinet, including Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, HHS Secretary Sebelius, Education Secretary Duncan, HUD Secretary Donovan, Labor Secretary Solis, and Interior Secretary Salazar, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, Members of Congress, mayors from across the nation and leaders from the media, medical, sports, entertainment, and business communities who impact the health of children and want to be part of the solution.Let’s Move is collaborative, community-oriented, and comprehensive and will include strategies to address the issues that lead to childhood obesity.  It collaborates among the leaders in government, medicine and science, business, education, athletics, community organizations and more.The goal of this program is to solve the problem of obesity within a generation so that children born today will grow into a healthier lifestyle and will be able to achieve their dreams. Let’s Move! wants to put children on a path to a healthy future while they are still young. It provides parents with helpful information and environments that support healthy choices. The Task Force focuses on five main things, which are: creating a healthy start for children, empowering parents and care givers, providing healthy meals in school, improving access to healthy, affordable food, and increasing physical activity.