Let's Keep the Momentum Going

What do you get when you combine 330 "You're the Cure advocates meeting with lawmakers on Captiol Hill and thousands more at home sending emails and making phone calls to their Senators and Representatives? A successful lobby day that was tough for Congress to ignore!

On April 12th, survivors, caregivers, youth, medical professionals, and researchers, took on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to support funding for research and pass legislation that will help fight childhood obesity. The stories they shared about their experience with cardiovascular disease stressed the need for our nation's lawmakers to prioritize the prevention of our nation's leading cause of death.

Now, it's up to all of us to keep the momentum going:

1. Within the last month, 50 Members of Congress have co-sponsored the FIT Kids Act!
2. 12 Senators have co-sponsored the Safe Routes to School bill which was re-introduced in the Senate on April 12th! ASK YOUR SENATORS TO STEP UP FOR WALK-ABLE AND BIKE-ABLE COMMUNITITES THAT PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES.
3. Congress continues to debate funding priorities including National Institutes of Health Research.

School nutrition advocates across the country sent a powerful message to the United States Department of Agriculture in April. The American Heart Association joined other groups, including PreventObesity.net, the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project,Jamie Oliver Foundation, Center for Science in the Public Interest, National Urban League, MomsRising and The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity.

ACT NOW- Write your Senate or Congressman and express how you feel!