Obesity Facts and Information » combat obesity http://www.obesityhelper.com Obesity and weight loss portal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:42:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 First lady takes obesity campaign to Philly school http://www.obesityhelper.com/first-lady-takes-obesity-campaign-to-philly-school.html http://www.obesityhelper.com/first-lady-takes-obesity-campaign-to-philly-school.html#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:43:40 +0000 admin http://www.obesityhelper.com/?p=79 First lady Michelle Obama says too many people across the country don’t have a grocery store nearby where they can get fresh food.

Mrs. Obama visited the Fairhill Elementary School in North Philadelphia on Friday afternoon as part of her campaign to curb childhood obesity.

She announced plans for more than $400 million in funding to help bring healthy food retailers to underserved communities.

Obama says Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania have done great work to increase access to fresh foods and combat obesity.

She says six years ago, the state invested $30 million in fresh food initiatives that helped fund 83 supermarkets statewide.

She also stopped by a North Philadelphia grocery story earlier Friday.

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