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Barack Obama: Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on a child's health and well-being.

On the recordAugust 30, 2016
Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on a child's health and well-being.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9480—National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

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