Awards will be presented during Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties Program at NLC's Congress of Cities and Exposition
The National League of Cities (NLC) will award 541 medals to 162 communities across the country on Thursday, November 29, 2012, in recognition of their outstanding efforts to complete health and wellness goals for Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC). NLC leadership will be joined by White House representatives in presenting the medals during NLC's annual Congress of Cities and Exposition in Boston.
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LMCTC is a major component of First Lady Michelle Obama's comprehensive Let's Move! initiative, which is dedicated to solving the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. LMCTC calls upon local elected officials to adopt long-term, sustainable and holistic approaches that promote improved nutrition and increased physical activity within their communities.
As part of the announcement, 12 communities will be recognized for the highest overall achievements among LMCTC sites in the medal standings for the five goals.
WHO:
- Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives
- Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Mayor Ted Ellis, NLC President and mayor, Bluffton, IN
- Mayor Mike Kasperzak, City of Mountain View, CA
- Tracy Wiedt, Program Manager, Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties, National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families
WHEN:Thursday, November 29th, 1:45 p.m.
WHERE: Boston Convention and Exposition Center-Room 161
415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
For more information about the LMCTC initiative, its accomplishments and the communities involved, visit: www.healthycommunitieshealthyfuture.org.
The National League of Cities is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.
Contact
Gregory Minchak
202-626-3003
Minchak@nlc.org
Ally Freeman
202-626-3186
Freeman@nlc.org
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Nov. 16, 2012/
SOURCE National League of Cities
