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Obesity threatens the healthy future of one third of all American children. Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years.

We spend $150 billion every year to treat obesity-related conditions, and that number is growing. For the first time in American history, our children’s life expectancy may be shorter than their parents’.

We need to get moving.

Let’s Move! has an ambitious but important goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.

Let’s Move will give parents the support they need, provide healthier food in schools, help our kids to be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of our country.

Join First Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity. Learn more and join us.

Send the Task Force Your Ideas

by Melody Barnes, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy | Posted March 25, 2010

Since last Tuesday, we’ve received over 800 comments giving us feedback on how the Childhood Obesity Task Force should write its action plan to end the problem of childhood obesity in this country in a generation.  Keep them coming!  Read more...

Easter Egg Roll Ticket Distribution for Schools in D.C. Area

by Todd May, Deputy Director of Special Events for the Department of Education | Posted March 24, 2010

“Who wants to go to the Easter Egg Roll at the White House?” drew scores of raised hands, cheers and applause from 2nd grade students who joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and State Superintendent of Education Kerri Briggs at J.O. Wilson Elementary School in D.C. earlier today.  Read more...

 

 

Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school program that encourages the availability and consumption of nutrient-rich foods, along with 60 minutes of daily physical activity. The program was founded by National Dairy Council® (NDC) and the NFL and is based on a mutual commitment to the health of the next generation. The program offers bold leadership for child health and wellness through the support of many businesses and industry leaders. This outstanding initial support is expected to grow as government, business, communities and families join the effort.

It's time for you to join the movement with Fuel Up to Play 60!

NBA FIT is the league's comprehensive health and wellness platform promoting healthy, active lifestyles for children and adults. The initiative encourages physical activity and healthy living through products, events and programs for children and families. In doing so, NBA FIT strives to engage one million kids, adults and families to pledge NBA FIT during the 2009-10 season.

NBA FIT will utilize its players, who are the most fit athletes in the world, to share important health and fitness tips with kids, parents and families. In cooperation with well-established health and wellness organizations, NBA FIT informs, educates and engages children and families in healthy living practices. You will find information covering conditioning, general fitness, nutrition and well-being best practices, catered to children, families and adults.

If you're ready to take your healthy living practices to the next level, then let's GET STARTED!

   
Join us and pledge

Your personal NBA FIT goal. Join one million other kids, adults and families in being more physically active and healthy!

I believe that every child in America has the right to fresh, nutritious school meals, and that every family deserves real, honest, wholesome food. Too many people are being affected by what they eat. It's time for a national revolution. America needs to stand up for better food!

You live in an amazing country full of inspirational people and you have the power to change things. With your help, we can get better food into homes, schools and communities all over America and give your kids a better future.

Sign the petition to save America's cooking skills and improve school food. It could be the most important thing you ever do for your family. America's health needs you now!

mission statement is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.  We will engage our students in an ongoing age-appropriate development of ones creative instincts, physical maturity, self-esteem, cooperation, teamwork, and lifetime fitness. We will set high expectations for our students cognitive, psychomotor, and emotional development holding them accountable for their actions.  Through Physical Education, lifetime fitness will be promoted, while lifting one’s self-esteem, encouraging them to be thoughtful towards others and active for a lifetime!

The Students will be able to:

Demonstrate competence in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Demonstrate an understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Participate regularly in physical activity.

Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.

Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction

We believe the health of students and their success in school are intimately linked. Students must be healthy to be able to learn and students must be educated to keep themselves healthy. Healthy students generally make healthy choices, are more able to realize their potential, avoid risky behaviors, and cope effectively in stressful environments.   

We emphasize an active process of becoming aware of and making choices towards a healthier, more fulfilling life by giving students the skills and knowledge needed to establish and sustain a healthy lifestyle.

Using a variety of educational techniques including many hands on activities we study areas of: Wellness, decision making, goal setting, physical fitness, nutrition, personal health, mental and emotional well-being, stress management, conflict resolution, alcoholism, violence prevention, adolescent sexuality, medicines and drugs, diseases and disorders, and more. Health is learning about life, and having he knowledge to live it healthy!