United States – The Harlem Globetrotters have developed a national campaign of public awareness on the bond between a good diet and physical activity. Blue Shield of North Carolina plans to cover nutrition coaching and a healthy food delivery service for its members to become a regular part of their benefits. Fourteen cities in the U.S. will shape responsibility groups and come up with strategies to end hunger and diminish dietary illnesses by 2030.
Over 140 Commitments to Build Healthy Communities
These initiatives are part of over 140 commitments by health systems, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, philanthropic organizations, local governments, and others, some of whom are contributing to the White House challenge to end hunger and build healthy communities, as reported by The Associated Press.
Major Contributions
The announcement of the $1.7 billion in new commitments was being made at the White House on Tuesday by Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, chef Jose Andres and WNBA player Elena Delle Donne, and administration officials. Andres and Delle Donne co-chair the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition association that is an advisory syndicate that encourages proper feeding and exercises.
At the conference, President Joe Biden noted that by 2030, he had pledged to eliminate food insecurity and diet-related diseases and reduce health gaps.
The new pledges are in addition to $8 billion in commitments announced in September 2022 at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
Twelve-point eight percent of the households in the United States, with around 17 million, did not have enough money or other resources that could not be used to buy sufficient food in 2022, as per Economic Research Service at the Department of Agriculture of the United States. We raised it more from 10.2% in 2021, as reported by The Associated Press.
Professional Leagues and Unions Join the Movement
The most recent vows are a follow-up to Emhoff’s earlier February statement that more than a dozen professional leagues and athletic unions, from the NFL to the PGA Tour, have committed to either providing the public with a chance to be physically active and education on eating adequately and adopting a healthy lifestyle.