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News & Reports 2/1/10

by ODPHP February 1, 2010

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This week, we highlight physical activity initiatives from the White House to the Sonoran Desert:

HHS Secretary and Surgeon General Join First Lady to Announce Plans to Combat Overweight and Obesity and Support Healthy Choices (Source: HHS) Marking the release of a new Surgeon General report, the First Lady teams up with the Department of Health and Human Services on a mission to reduce obesity in the United States.

150 4th grade students hike for health & education in Sonoran Desert (Source: Examiner.com) Arizona schools introduce students to hiking, by extending the classroom into the desert.

What are your thoughts on how the First Lady and HHS should address obesity in the U.S? If you were leading the initiative, how would you promote physical activity?

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Tags: obesity, youth

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2/13/2010 2:38:32 PM #

I would definitely use exergaming as a tool to introduce children to fitness and exercise and as a way to have fun while trying a variety of different games. Using the Wii system, the children can learn bowling, tennis, baseball, water-skiing, and more. It's the programming that is the challenge and finding people who know how to use the Wii for fun and fitness and can use one Wii to reach a group of kids. It doesn't have to cost a lot of money and take a lot of time to immediately get started to get up and moving.

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