Support Healthy Choices for Children
Senate Bill 210 and House Bill 373 proposes a comprehensive response to Ohio’s childhood obesity problem. One in three children born in Ohio is overweight by the age of eight. The Healthy Choices for Healthy Children legislation (SB 210/HB 373) takes a comprehensive approach to combating childhood obesity by focusing on three key areas: (1) Access to nutritious foods and beverages in school settings; (2) Inclusion of physical activity in the daily school routine; and (3) Body Mass Index (BMI) screenings upon school entry and in the third, fifth and ninth grades. This three-tiered approach will have an immediate and lasting impact on Ohio’s childhood obesity numbers.
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