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These calls are scheduled to take place tomorrow (February 8^th) and the times are Eastern Standard. Please feel free to join.

Let’s Move! has organized a series of thirty minute calls to share accomplishments and lessons to inspire even more stakeholders to take action.  The First Lady will join part of each call. 

2:30 – 3:00 PM EDT 

Let’s Move! Medical Community Call with Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin 

Please join us to find out how we can work together to provide optimal patient care for obesity prevention and management and become community leaders for broader preventive health.  Learn more about Let’s Move in the Clinic and hear from leaders from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians.  

Call Number: (866) 259-6033     

Title (in lieu of passcode): Let's Move Medical Community Call

2:45 – 3:15 PM EDT

Let’s Move!  Healthy Schools Call with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack  Please join us for a call to learn more about Let’s Move! and what we all can do to make our schools healthier for our children.  Hear from the Superintendant of Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky explain how 77 of the county’s schools met the Healthier US Schools Challenge and hear from the Director of the Food and Nutrition Service of Orange County, Florida explain how they incorporated 15 schools into the Chefs Move to Schools program.

Call Number: (866) 227-1607          

Title (in lieu of passcode): Let's Move Healthy Schools Call

3:15 – 3:45 PM EDT

 Let’s Move! to Improve Physical Activity for Kids Call with U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Drew Brees, President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Please join us to learn more about how we all can work together to ensure that America’s kids get 60 minutes of physical activity a day.  Hear about how Drew Brees and other athletes are trying to inspire kids to be active; hear from the Robert Wood Johnson’s Foundation’s effort called Active Living by Design where communities are helping design their cities and towns to encourage more physical activity and hear how the organization  Kaboom! Is mapping play deserts and working with communities to build safe places for kids to play.  

Call Number: (866) 282-2803     

Title (in lieu of passcode): Let's Move Improving Physical Activity for Kids Call

3:30 – 4:00 PM EDT

 Let’s Move! Cities and Towns Call with Mayors from San Antonio and Flint, Michigan. 

Please join us to learn more about Let’s Move Cities and Towns and how two mayors, Mayor Castro of San Antonio, Texas and Mayor Walling of Flint, MI, are taking the lead in fighting childhood obesity.  Also learn about how concerned individuals and groups can connect with each other in communities and help mayors in their cities help solve childhood obesity.

Call Number: (866) 261-3331     

Title (in lieu of passcode): Let's Move Cities and Towns Call

If you cannot call into the calls we will have audio recordings of the call available on www.letsmove.gov starting Feb 11^th.

Starting Tuesday, February 8^th, materials, including columns authored by First Lady Michelle Obama, will be available to use with your members, on your websites and in your newsletters at www.letsmove.gov.