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Votes on BMI Monitoring Bills In KY Likely Next Week

Friday, February 11, 2011

Votes on BMI Monitoring Bills Likely Next Week: Lend Your Voice of Support Today!

With Kentucky currently ranking third nationally for childhood obesity, Senate Bill 32 and House Bill 89 could not come at a more crucial time. High rates of childhood obesity in Kentucky decrease the overall health and wellness of children today and will have profound health and economic consequences for the state in the future. In order to address childhood obesity, solutions must be informed by data. Currently, there is no good source of county-level data to help target resources and track obesity prevention efforts, but these bills would address this. HB 89 is on Tuesday's agenda and SB 32 is also likely to be voted on early next week!

Please take a moment NOW to send your message!

It's critical that members of the Senate and House Education Committees hear from you now that we must begin to address childhood obesity in Kentucky, and that SB 32 and HB 89 will move us in the right direction.

Please send your message now then forward to others and ask them to do the same!

Thank you for helping fight childhood obesity in Kentucky!
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