Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention Workshop Summary (2011) / Chapter Skim
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9 Closing Remarks
9 Closing Remarks
Pages 71-74
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The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill will arguably have the greatest impact on child nutrition of any legislation in the past 20 years because it will establish standards for the child and adult care food program and for what is served in schools. The Farm Bill will continue to have a profound impact on the agricultural system and food supply in the United States, in part through its subsidies for food prices, which in turn affect consumption levels.
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And the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative has allocated a substantial amount of money for community and state efforts to develop nutrition and physical activity strategies to address obesity. Child care and healthy pregnancy are a substantial focus of the Childhood Obesity Task Force that is part of the First Lady's Let's Move initiative, particularly with respect to weight gain, tobacco use, and diabetes during pregnancy, all of which are risk factors for early childhood obesity.
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It is essential to institutionalize environments that protect the needs of children, nurture healthy development, and advance obesity prevention through improved nutrition and physical activity. Perhaps childhood obesity "could become the initiative that goes beyond the lip service that we give to children as our most precious resource," suggested Dietz.
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