This Web
site is
part of
a broad
presidential
agenda
designed
to help
Americans,
especially
children,
live
longer,
better,
and
healthier
lives.
The site
provides
credible,
accurate
information
to help
Americans
choose
healthier
habits.
If you
just
look at
the
numbers,
the task
can seem
overwhelming.
Obesity
is
epidemic
in the
United
States.
In
recent
years,
diabetes
rates
among
people
ages 30
to 39
rose by
70%.
About
46.5
million
adults
in the
United
States
smoke
cigarettes,
even
though
this
single
behavior
will
result
in
disability
and
premature
death
for half
of them.
More
than 60%
of
American
adults
do not
get
enough
physical
activity,
and more
than 25%
are not
active
at all.
The
HealthierUS
initiative
is a
national
effort
to
prevent
and
reduce
the
costs of
disease,
improve
people's
lives
and
promote
community
health
and
wellness.
Learn
more
about
all of
the
parts of
the
President's
HealthierUS
initiative.
-
President Bush's HealthierUS initiative:
Speeches, news releases and more to
keep you up-to-date on the initiative.
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Steps to a HealthierUS:
Steps to a HealthierUS funds
innovative community-based
programs that seek to adopt proven
measures to reduce the burden of
obesity, diabetes, and asthma-related
complications, with a particular
focus on youth.
The
President's
Council
on
Physical
Fitness
and
Sports:
A committee of volunteer citizens who advise the president through the secretary of health and human services about physical activity, fitness, and sports in America.
Fitness.gov:
The health,
physical
activity,
fitness
and
sports
information
website
of
the
President's
Council
on
Physical
Fitness
and
sports.
The
President's
Challenge:
The
new
President's
Challenge
allows
individuals
to
track
weekly
fitness
activities,
and
receive
Presidential
fitness
awards
for
achieving
defined
fitness
goals.
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