President Barack Obama signed a memorandum Tuesday establishing a new federal task force to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity.
The task force, according to the memorandum, will have 90 days to craft a plan encouraging “optimal coordination” between the federal government and both the private and non-profit sectors, according to Obama.
Several Cabinet members, including the secretaries of Interior, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services, will serve on the task force. Its work will complement an aggressive public relations effort led by first lady Michelle Obama to raise public awareness of the issue.
Childhood obesity is “one of the most urgent health issues that we face in this country,” the president said at the White House.
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