HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 10 11 Awards And Presentations 301 Proclamation - Let's Move Campaign 2010 � 0
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IIHEREAS The City of Winter Springs supports policies that focus on health and wellness, continuing education, and
healthier lifestyles in all communities; and
IIHEREAS Many cities, counties, and schools have adopted Policies, Programs, and Ordinances that promote healthy
lifestyles by making their communities walkable, promoting youth and senior acti��ities, eliminating the sale of junk food in
city, county, or school facilities, pro��iding incentives for stores that sell fresh produce to locate in depressed neighborhoods, �
and providing exercise opportunities for their residents; and '
IIHERF.A.S City Officials belie��e there are important, long-term community benefits to be gained by encouraging
healthy lifestyles, including a decrease in the rate of childhood obesity and its negative health-related impacts; and
IIHEREAS, Cities and other community partners can work together to understand the relationship between obesity,
Land-Use policies, redevelopment, and community planning; and can work together to ensure that there are safe places for
their residents to be active such as in parks, ball fields, pools, gyms, and recreation centers; and
�HEREAS, Access to healthy foods has a direct impact on the overall health of our community and planning for fresh
food, open space, sidewalks, and parks should be a priority; and
IIHEREAS The Florida League of Mayors has partnered wzth the Healthy Eating Active Li��ing (HEAL) Cities Campaign
to provide training and technical assistance to help City Officials adopt policies that improve their communities' physical �'
activity and retail food en��ironments; and ',
II H E RE.-�S, The Florida League of Mayors supports the "Let's Moue!" Campaign headed by the First Lady of the United
States, the President's Task Force on Childhood Obesity and Secretary of Health and Human Services' in an effort to solve
the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation.
Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do hereb�� Proclaim our support for the
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SECTIO\ 1: The City of Winter Springs supports preventative measures to fight obesity as set forth by the First Lad}� of
the United States of America in the "Let's Moue" campaign.
SECTIOI� 1: The City of Winter Springs supports efforts to (i) help parents make healthy famil�• choices, (2) create
healthy schools; (3) provide access to healthy and affordable foods; and (4) promote physical activin�.
��, 7 ` IN WITNFSS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal
� of the City of Wint rings to be affixed this ii� da�• of October, 2oio.
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