{"id":330190,"date":"2010-02-09T07:09:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T12:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michelleobamawatch.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2010-02-09T07:09:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T12:09:10","slug":"live-stream-first-lady-unveils-childhood-obesity-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/330190","title":{"rendered":"LIVE STREAM: First Lady Unveils Childhood Obesity Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today First Lady Michelle Obama will unveil a nationwide campaign to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic at the White House. According to the White House Press Office, Mrs Obama will be joined by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tiki Barber, NBC correspondent and former NFL football player,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Judith Palfrey, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will Allen from Milwaukee, WI, who is a leader in the effort to bring fresh produce to inner cities and urban areas<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mayors Chip Johnson of Hernando, Mississippi, and Joseph Curtatone of Somerville, Massachusetts, who are leading efforts in their communities to reduce childhood obesity<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local students, including a student from DC\u2019s Bancroft elementary school, and members of the 2009 national championship pee-wee football team\u2014Watkins Hornets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The First Lady will announce the elements of the nationwide campaign, which will build on effective strategies at all levels and in all sectors, engage families and communities, and mobilize both public and private sector resources. The campaign will put the nation on track to solve the childhood obesity challenge within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The live stream begins at 12PM EST and will be accompanied by a live discussion on <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.facebook.com\/whitehouselive\/\" >Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live\" >Click here<\/a> to view the live White House video stream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The First Lady will also make an appearance on <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/video\/week-gma-childhood-obesity-9753395\" >Good Morning America<\/a>,\u00a0with Robin Roberts, this morning to discuss the initiative as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Posted by Aminah Hanan<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" 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