Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity might be more than just a good idea. It could be an early initiative in a larger, longer-term focus on national health.
In yesterday’s New York Times, there was a story about the condition of new recruits when they arrive for basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC. (Click here to read the story.)
Implications: Again, I have little desire to assume the role of futurist; in fact, this NY Times story inspired me to look to the past, when poor fitness was recognized as an important problem… worthy of a nation-wide solution. I did a search for the original President’s Council on Physical Fitness (circa 1956), and came across this history at fitness.gov (click here to see the piece).
A country is only as healthy as its population; I don’t see issues like fitness, diet and overall wellness fading away anytime soon. That’s not a hint from the future, but one from our past.
Mike Anderson
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