September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month!

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH

Week One: A Focus on School Nutrition

The Academy was instrumental in shaping the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act which will be implemented in schools across the country to improve the meals that 32 million children eat each day. For more information and additional resources on school nutrition visit the AAP obesity website.

Information for Pediatricians
AAP Department of Federal Affairs 2012 Fact Sheet on the implementation of the new Healthy Hunger-free Kids Act: The 2012 School Year Means Historic Standards for School Meals.