1. Alliance for a Healthier Generation

2. Empower individuals, groups, & sytems to create healthy environments for everyone

3. Reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity

4. Healthier School Program Create & sustain school healthy environments

5. Overall life outcomes Physical Education minutes: 100 Health Education: 100 Nutrition: 100 Academic Performance: 100

6. Healthier School Program Student body Impacted: 15000000 Nation wide schools: 2700000 Teens committing life-long healthy changes: 35

7. 1 in 3 children in the US are obese or overweight Only 1 in 3 children is physically active each day Physical Education is mandated only in 43 states (Elementary) & 41 states (Jr high/Middle School)

8. 28 states permit PE waivers and/or exemptions 50 out of 51 have their own state PE standards Only 35 states require local districts to comply with PE standards

9. 10th most obese state in US for children (35% youth ages 10-17)

10. 18th most obese state in US for adults