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If you do not see the graphics, click here to view <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> ChildhoodObesityWeeklyPolicyUpdate-header-1160x240<http://www.rwjf.org/e tc/newsletters/email/newsletters/childhood-obesity-weekly-policy-update/ _jcr_content/image.infographic.img.jpg/1407350842726.jpg> ChildhoodObesityWeeklyPolicyUpdate-mobileheader-880x420<http://www.rwjf. org/etc/newsletters/email/newsletters/childhood-obesity-weekly-policy-up date/_jcr_content/imageMobile.infographic.img.jpg/1407350842726.jpg> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> SHARE: <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5141888de6f9a0f2ec6f1bc12952 6e7c118688376827c186dce> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Federal <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Farm to School Bill Introduced in Senate, House <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e51476539ccbf6a969797382e20c5 f85d7c423ebaf2823fad1dd> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e51476539ccbf6a969797382e20c5 f85d7c423ebaf2823fad1dd> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> A bill that would triple annual funding of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Program from $5 million to $15 million <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e51476539ccbf6a969797382e20c5 f85d7c423ebaf2823fad1dd> was introduced by Sens. Pat Leahy, D-Vt., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., (S.569) and Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., and Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio (H.R.1061). The aim of the program is to increase access to healthy, local foods served in schools nationwide. Reports indicate that the lawmakers hope to include the bill language in the upcoming reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> BAKE SALE Act Re-Introduced in House <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514a47055a0c371e833f7e4689eb 35e7e322f2a5937f01fb6d6> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514a47055a0c371e833f7e4689eb 35e7e322f2a5937f01fb6d6> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, has re-introduced the Bringing Awareness and Knowledge to Exempt Schools Against Legislative Encroachment (BAKE SALE) Act <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514a47055a0c371e833f7e4689eb 35e7e322f2a5937f01fb6d6> (H.R. 881), a bill that would prohibit the Department of Agriculture from enforcing updated nutrition standards for school snacks and beverages with respect to school fundraisers. In a statement on the school fundraisers provision released last year <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5146be3e0d45e3b7f5a3506e0a97 b330d0bbe70cfe2300b01b5> , Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon noted that individual states set their own exemption levels for fundraisers featuring snacks or drinks that don’t meet the new standards. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> USDA Announces Grants to Implement Final Rule on Nutrition Professional Standards <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fb6c3ec21508126b98ec12f0a e12cdf5876a5f9b858fd840> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fb6c3ec21508126b98ec12f0a e12cdf5876a5f9b858fd840> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that up to $4 million in grants would be made available to states for implementation of a newly-released final rule setting new national professional standards for school food service employees <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fb6c3ec21508126b98ec12f0a e12cdf5876a5f9b858fd840> . The rule establishes minimum education and training requirements for school nutrition directors, managers, and staff. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Rep. Rangel Launches #RangelRes Healthy Eating Challenge <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fc8dfbd56552218eabe3724c2 7023949d4bc548e2759ebe7> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fc8dfbd56552218eabe3724c2 7023949d4bc548e2759ebe7> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., has launched a 30-day commitment to replace all sugary beverages with water, eat breakfast daily, and eat at least one additional serving of fruits and vegetables daily <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fc8dfbd56552218eabe3724c2 7023949d4bc548e2759ebe7> . Supporting partners of the campaign—designed in part to bring attention to the lack of access to healthy foods in underserved communities—include the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and MomsRising. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> State and Local <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Illinois Bill Would Tax Sugary Drinks <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514ac86d9378e5183952d3e3a381 ca84db537762abf95d1c019> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514ac86d9378e5183952d3e3a381 ca84db537762abf95d1c019> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Legislation that would impose a penny-per-ounce tax on sodas and other sugary drinks <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514ac86d9378e5183952d3e3a381 ca84db537762abf95d1c019> has been reintroduced in the Illinois General Assembly (SB 1584/HB 2667). If enacted, the anticipated $600 million in new revenue from the Healthy Eating Active Living Act <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5148e63dbc4343be3e12ff45026b 5d65b26901a0d067e795dd0> would be used expand obesity prevention and treatment and wellness programs for Medicaid recipients and fund local health and wellness programs. The bill failed in a committee vote last year. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Nevada Senate Committee Reviews Physical Education Bill <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5144892cd29362ffe99b6fcd957f e80e95db1755270f8fab795> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5144892cd29362ffe99b6fcd957f e80e95db1755270f8fab795> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> The Nevada Senate Education Committee reviewed a bill that would that make physical education mandatory for students in grades k-11 <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5144892cd29362ffe99b6fcd957f e80e95db1755270f8fab795> . The bill (SB178) would set physical education content and performance standards for each grade level, establish physical education credit requirements for high school students, and prohibit teachers from withholding recess time as a form of student punishment. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> From the Field <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> National Fruit and Vegetable Ad Campaign Launched <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514043825ea6be2a6615d045cecd 94d704101a49f8e6699c1a5> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514043825ea6be2a6615d045cecd 94d704101a49f8e6699c1a5> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> A national advertising campaign funded by corporations and private foundations—including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—featuring celebrities and professional athletes to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514043825ea6be2a6615d045cecd 94d704101a49f8e6699c1a5> was announced at the Partnership for a Healthier America healthy future summit. The “FNV” campaign, which will launch nationally in the spring, will include digital and print advertising; sponsorships of youth sports leagues and teams; and local business, retail and event locations. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Articles of Interest <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Louisville Program Aimed at Decreasing Childhood Obesity Showing Promising Results <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514130ee4272da9bb6df8c316367 684778d07170e59014870bb> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514130ee4272da9bb6df8c316367 684778d07170e59014870bb> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> WDRB News, 2/23/2015 A program using healthier foods to curb childhood obesity among Louisville students has cooked up some positive results. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> How 4 NYC Organizations are Bringing Nutrition and Fitness Education to the Classroom <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5141c5eabaa1e727cf06af8f0a03 0a5ea5d404e03d729c2a531> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5141c5eabaa1e727cf06af8f0a03 0a5ea5d404e03d729c2a531> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> AM New York, Meredith Deliso, 2/22/2015 According to the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, one in five kindergarten students and one in four Head Start children are obese. Several organizations are looking to erase that statistic by bringing nutrition education and fitness programs to the classroom. <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Upcoming Events <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> <http://www.rwjf.org/images/common/newsletters/spacer.gif> Strengthening the Commitment: Helping All Kids Grow Up at a Healthy Weight March 6, 2015 12:15 p.m. ET Hosted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this Google+ Hangout will focus on RWJF’s renewed commitment to help all children in the United States grow up at a healthy weight. Register for the Google+ Hangout <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514fdb25ab6a5ec03302ba79fe42 42fd53143b1c3607d1e4e15> . Biking and Communities of Color: Friend or Foe? March 18, 2015 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET Sponsored by the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, this webinar will discuss how biking can impact community revitalization efforts. Register for the webinar <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e5145ee4ad18b1e18dca5423ae1d0 b4550de433ac3045205cac0> . FDA Food and Nutrition Labeling Webinar March 24, 2015 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET Hosted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this webinar will share information about the FDA’s recent food and nutrition regulations for menu and vending labeling. Register for the webinar <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=1e54dd4bcf00e514760d333db425c03430491c8fc 840f46f1ab2c7462e5dab8c> . 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