On February 9, 2010, President Obama issued a memorandum on Establishing a Task Force on Childhood Obesity. In his memorandum, the President stated that "The First Lady will lead a national public awareness effort to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity. She will encourage involvement by actors from every sector -- the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, as well as parents and youth -- to help support and amplify the work of the Federal Government in improving the health of our children."
AMCHP is working with the First Lady's campaign to provide state MCH leaders feedback on the Let's Move initiative. For more information, contact AMCHP Program Director Lauren Raskin Ramos.