We want to work with all of you to continue moving forward, build on best practices, be able to support and tackle the things that we are still needing to tackle to make sure that all schools are successful because in the bottom line we are talking about something pretty important here in terms of the health of the future of the country, tackling childhood obesity and adult obesity based on the habits that we all acquire as we are children.
Stabenow emphasizes the importance of addressing childhood and adult obesity through school programs.
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