http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/opinions/michelle-obama-kids-health/index.html
Five years ago, first lady, Michelle Obama started "Lets Move!" a program to address childhood obesity. About one in three kids in this country is still overweight or obese -- for African-American and Hispanic kids, it's nearly 40%. The US still spend nearly $200 billion a year on obesity-related health care costs, and that figure will jump to nearly $350 billion a year by 2018 -- a 75% increase in just three years."We need to protect the progress we've made on healthier school lunches, and we need more schools to find new ways to get kids active before, during, and after the school day. We need more cities to create safe walking routes to schools and restore bike paths and hiking trails so families can get active. And we need to be more creative in spreading the word about healthy eating and physical activity," -Michelle Obama
This is related to AP Gov because of the fact that the President's wife has accomplished all of this. I'm sure she consulted him about it so he must have had a say also. This initiative has changed many peoples life starting with just simply changing the school lunches.
I believe this program is good for our nation. We are known as "fat" and America should not be given that connotation. I personally have not eaten a school lunch since the time she made these changes but from what I can tell, they are much healthier. I overall think this initiative is very beneficial for our county and hopefully when the next President is inaugurated, the program will continue.
Anna, I completely agree with you. I think any positive health reinforcement that anyone can make for our country is a good one. I, also, do not personally eat school lunches. But I know that for those who do, healthier options will be beneficial for their life.
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