Nearly one in three children and teens in the United States is already overweight or obese. In the past 20 years, childhood obesity rates have doubled and are now at epidemic rates. If current trends continue, today’s kids could be the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents.
To combat the growing epidemic, the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation partnered in May 2005 to create the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The goal of the Alliance is to reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015, and to inspire young people in the U.S. to develop lifelong healthy habits.
The Alliance works to positively affect the places that can make a difference to a child’s health: homes, schools, doctor’s offices and communities.
For more information, visit the Alliance on the web at www.healthiergeneration.org.
