81_FR_62149 81 FR 61975 - National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, 2016

81 FR 61975 - National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, 2016

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                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 174 / Thursday, September 8, 2016 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 9480 of August 31, 2016

                
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term 
                effects on a child's health and well-being--it puts our 
                young people at higher risk for health problems in 
                adulthood and it can strain our economy in the years 
                ahead. But collaborative efforts in recent years have 
                helped our Nation make progress and begin to reverse 
                these trends. By fostering environments that support 
                healthy choices and giving families the knowledge and 
                resources they need to make smart decisions, we can 
                move closer toward ensuring all our children grow up 
                healthy. Every September, as children begin the new 
                school year, we recommit to solving the epidemic of 
                childhood obesity within the next generation.

                Over the course of my Presidency, we have put forward 
                new programs, policies, and initiatives that put 
                children on a path to a healthy future. At the launch 
                of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, 
                I established the first-ever Task Force on Childhood 
                Obesity to develop a national action plan to mobilize 
                the public and private sectors and engage families and 
                communities in an effort to improve the health of our 
                children. Combining comprehensive strategies with 
                common sense, Let's Move! is focused on helping 
                children lead a healthier life during their earliest 
                months and years; providing healthier foods in our 
                schools; ensuring every family has access to healthy, 
                affordable food; and getting children to become more 
                physically active. Everyone has a role to play in 
                ensuring all of our kids grow up healthy, including 
                parents and caregivers, elected officials from all 
                levels of government, schools, health care 
                professionals, faith-based and community-based 
                organizations, and the private sector. For the past 5 
                years we have welcomed students to the White House from 
                across our Nation to create original and healthy 
                recipes in our annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and 
                Kids' ``State Dinner.'' The First Lady has also invited 
                students to join her in planting and harvesting the 
                White House Kitchen Garden to learn about where their 
                food comes from and experience firsthand how healthy 
                food can be fun and delicious.

                Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration 
                introduced a modernized Nutrition Facts label--which 
                includes more realistic serving sizes and information 
                on added sugars--to provide families with the accurate 
                information they need to make healthy choices. We know 
                there is a strong connection between what our kids eat 
                and how well they perform in school, too. That is why, 
                in 2010, I signed the bipartisan Healthy, Hunger-Free 
                Kids Act, a law that improves the quality of school 
                meals and snacks for over 50 million students so they 
                have the fuel they need to focus on their education and 
                grow up healthy. A recent study showed that because of 
                the increased availability and variety of fruits and 
                vegetables in school meals, students have been 
                empowered to make healthier choices since these 
                standards were updated. The Act increased the number of 
                students who could get school meals at little or no 
                cost and ensured that any food or beverage marketed to 
                children at school meets specific nutrition standards. 
                It also helped bring about the first major revision of 
                nutrition standards for the Child and Adult Care Food 
                Program since its inception more than 40 years ago.

[[Page 61976]]

                In addition to improving the nutrition of the food our 
                children eat, we will keep striving to create 
                opportunities for kids to become more physically 
                active. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans 
                recommend that kids be active for at least 60 minutes 
                every day, but less than one-third of teenagers have 
                met that goal in recent years. Last year, the Surgeon 
                General called on communities to recognize the 
                importance of exercise by walking more and by improving 
                the walkability of our neighborhoods. Through our 
                ``Every Kid in a Park'' initiative, we have opened up 
                our National Parks to fourth graders and their families 
                for free, so that children from all backgrounds, parts 
                of the country, and walks of life can get outdoors more 
                easily.

                This year, as we observe National Childhood Obesity 
                Awareness Month, let us renew our commitment to giving 
                America's daughters and sons a healthy start in life. 
                Let us continue to encourage parents and caregivers to 
                make nutritious choices and help their children do the 
                same, improve access to healthy and affordable foods in 
                our communities and our schools, and promote active 
                lifestyles. We must each do our part to reduce 
                childhood obesity and empower our children to reach for 
                the brighter, healthier future they deserve.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 2016 as 
                National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. I encourage 
                all Americans to learn about and engage in activities 
                that promote healthy eating and greater physical 
                activity by all our Nation's children.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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                                                                                                      Proclamation 9480 of August 31, 2016

                                                                                                      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, 2016

                                                                                                      By the President of the United States of America

                                                                                                      A Proclamation
                                                                                                      Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on a child’s
                                                                                                      health and well-being—it puts our young people at higher risk for health
                                                                                                      problems in adulthood and it can strain our economy in the years ahead.
                                                                                                      But collaborative efforts in recent years have helped our Nation make progress
                                                                                                      and begin to reverse these trends. By fostering environments that support
                                                                                                      healthy choices and giving families the knowledge and resources they need
                                                                                                      to make smart decisions, we can move closer toward ensuring all our children
                                                                                                      grow up healthy. Every September, as children begin the new school year,
                                                                                                      we recommit to solving the epidemic of childhood obesity within the next
                                                                                                      generation.
                                                                                                      Over the course of my Presidency, we have put forward new programs,
                                                                                                      policies, and initiatives that put children on a path to a healthy future.
                                                                                                      At the launch of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, I estab-
                                                                                                      lished the first-ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to develop a national
                                                                                                      action plan to mobilize the public and private sectors and engage families
                                                                                                      and communities in an effort to improve the health of our children. Com-
                                                                                                      bining comprehensive strategies with common sense, Let’s Move! is focused
                                                                                                      on helping children lead a healthier life during their earliest months and
                                                                                                      years; providing healthier foods in our schools; ensuring every family has
                                                                                                      access to healthy, affordable food; and getting children to become more
                                                                                                      physically active. Everyone has a role to play in ensuring all of our kids
                                                                                                      grow up healthy, including parents and caregivers, elected officials from
                                                                                                      all levels of government, schools, health care professionals, faith-based and
                                                                                                      community-based organizations, and the private sector. For the past 5 years
                                                                                                      we have welcomed students to the White House from across our Nation
                                                                                                      to create original and healthy recipes in our annual Healthy Lunchtime
                                                                                                      Challenge and Kids’ ‘‘State Dinner.’’ The First Lady has also invited students
                                                                                                      to join her in planting and harvesting the White House Kitchen Garden
                                                                                                      to learn about where their food comes from and experience firsthand how
                                                                                                      healthy food can be fun and delicious.
                                                                                                      Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration introduced a modernized
                                                                                                      Nutrition Facts label—which includes more realistic serving sizes and infor-
                                                                                                      mation on added sugars—to provide families with the accurate information
                                                                                                      they need to make healthy choices. We know there is a strong connection
                                                                                                      between what our kids eat and how well they perform in school, too.
                                                                                                      That is why, in 2010, I signed the bipartisan Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
                                                                                                      Act, a law that improves the quality of school meals and snacks for over
                                                                                                      50 million students so they have the fuel they need to focus on their
                                                                                                      education and grow up healthy. A recent study showed that because of
                                                                                                      the increased availability and variety of fruits and vegetables in school
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                                                                                                      meals, students have been empowered to make healthier choices since these
                                                                                                      standards were updated. The Act increased the number of students who
                                                                                                      could get school meals at little or no cost and ensured that any food
                                                                                                      or beverage marketed to children at school meets specific nutrition standards.
                                                                                                      It also helped bring about the first major revision of nutrition standards
                                                                                                      for the Child and Adult Care Food Program since its inception more than
                                                                                                      40 years ago.


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                                                                                                      In addition to improving the nutrition of the food our children eat, we
                                                                                                      will keep striving to create opportunities for kids to become more physically
                                                                                                      active. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that kids
                                                                                                      be active for at least 60 minutes every day, but less than one-third of
                                                                                                      teenagers have met that goal in recent years. Last year, the Surgeon General
                                                                                                      called on communities to recognize the importance of exercise by walking
                                                                                                      more and by improving the walkability of our neighborhoods. Through our
                                                                                                      ‘‘Every Kid in a Park’’ initiative, we have opened up our National Parks
                                                                                                      to fourth graders and their families for free, so that children from all back-
                                                                                                      grounds, parts of the country, and walks of life can get outdoors more
                                                                                                      easily.
                                                                                                      This year, as we observe National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month,
                                                                                                      let us renew our commitment to giving America’s daughters and sons a
                                                                                                      healthy start in life. Let us continue to encourage parents and caregivers
                                                                                                      to make nutritious choices and help their children do the same, improve
                                                                                                      access to healthy and affordable foods in our communities and our schools,
                                                                                                      and promote active lifestyles. We must each do our part to reduce childhood
                                                                                                      obesity and empower our children to reach for the brighter, healthier future
                                                                                                      they deserve.
                                                                                                      NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States
                                                                                                      of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
                                                                                                      and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2016
                                                                                                      as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. I encourage all Americans
                                                                                                      to learn about and engage in activities that promote healthy eating and
                                                                                                      greater physical activity by all our Nation’s children.
                                                                                                      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day
                                                                                                      of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independ-
                                                                                                      ence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.




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