May 22, 2007
(Ackley, Roll Call, 5/21/07
Public health advocates and several corporations this week launched a new coalition that will lobby Congress to approve measures aimed at tackling the nation's obesity problem, Roll Call reports. Members of the Collaborative Campaign to End Obesity include Johnson & Johnson, the Grocery Manufacturers of America, the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, ABC/Disney and the National Hispanic Medical Association. According to its tentative agenda, the coalition will endorse the upcoming farm, transportation and Medicare bills, as well as the No Child Left Behind Act, in order to promote increased support for obesity prevention research, school nutrition regulations and physical activity requirements.