Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation

MRC members are encouraged to help spread the Surgeon General’s Vision for a Health and Fit Nation 2010. This grassroots education campaign is in response to the growing obesity epidemic in America. Some facts provided by the Office of the Surgeon General include:

• Two-thirds of adults and nearly one in three children are overweight or obese.
• The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. more than doubled (from 15% to 34%) among adults and more than tripled (from 5% to 17%) among children and adolescents from 1980 to 2008.
• An obese teenager has over a 70% greater risk of becoming an obese adult.

Read the fact sheet for The Surgeon General’s Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, or the full Vision document and share the information with your families, neighborhoods and friends to start making a difference today. Small changes in habits and daily routines can add up to big changes over time. Being a member of the MRC includes promoting public health every day.