-> According to a May 24th HHS release, "Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson urged corporate America and government to join the fight against obesity by making offices, cities and suburbs easier places to exercise. Speaking at an HHS-sponsored conference on 'Obesity and the Built Environment,' Thompson called on the nation to reach a 'tipping point' in obesity awareness that will speed up progress on slimming down and saving millions of lives and billions of dollars. He said he has asked business leaders to set aside time in their workplaces for employees to exercise every day and said insurance companies should give people discounts for improving their health behavior in the same way that discounts are given to safe drivers...
Thompson urged public health advocates 'to convince city planners to provide safe streets for children to bicycle on and safe streets for
people to walk on' and won applause when he declared, 'Every road being built - you should be able to walk on it or ride a bike on it.' He
added, 'Go to Congress and the city council and state legislatures and start getting them to buy into' the idea of improving the 'built
environment.' Thompson noted that a huge transportation bill before Congress has 'hardly anything in there regarding bicycle paths or
walking paths' and said local government should transform abandoned railroad rights-of-way into exercise paths. 'It helps the economy,
attracts tourists and makes people healthy,' he said..."
For more information, go to:
http://www.cfah.org/hbns/news/hhssec05-24-04.cfm
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