FIT Kids Act Press Event (March 19, 2009)

NFL players from the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and obesity expert Dr. Kenneth Cooper joined forces with Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Zach Wamp (R-TN), and Jay Inslee (D-WA), and representatives from the American Heart Association and National Association for Sport and Physical Education on March 19 for a press conference to call for passage of the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act, which would combat childhood obesity by strengthening physical education programs throughout the country. The bill, which would amend the No Child Left Behind Act, was re-introduced in Congress this year.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• FIT Kids Act; NFL