Obama's obesity task force

February 23, 2010 6:27 PM

Anyone know who's on Michelle Obama's childhood obesity task force?

I'm trying to find info on Michelle Obama's childhood obesity task force. Have people been appointed to it yet? If so, who? Who are her medical advisers?

posted by pallen123 to Health & Fitness (4 answers total)

Here's the White House's press release about it.

Generally:

(a) Membership of the Task Force. In addition to the Chair, the Task Force shall consist of the following members, or any senior official designated by one of the following members who is a part of the member's department, agency, or office, and who is a full time officer or employee of the Federal Government:

(1) the Secretary of the Interior;
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(4) the Secretary of Education;
(5) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(6) the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady;
(7) the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; and
(8) the heads of other executive departments, agencies, or offices as the Chair may designate.

At the direction of the Chair, the Task Force may establish subgroups consisting exclusively of Task Force members or their designees under this section, as appropriate.
posted by Frank Grimes at 6:35 PM on February 23, 2010

Response by poster: Thanks Frank. I wonder if the First Lady has physicians that she's consulting with.
posted by pallen123 at 6:40 PM on February 23, 2010

Will Allen of Growing Power [mefi] is at least tangentially involved as is Judith Palfrey of the American Academy of Pediatrics [remarks]. And the Surgeon General is of course also on tap. Attendees of the Let's Move launch.
posted by dhartung at 9:55 PM on February 23, 2010

Response by poster: Thank you @dhartung!
posted by pallen123 at 5:30 PM on February 24, 2010