The following organizations believe that the FIT Kids Act can make a real difference in the fight against childhood obesity without overburdening schools, districts and states. They hope that Members of Congress will support this legislation.
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
Afterschool Alliance
American Association for Health Education
American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
American College of Sports Medicine
American Diabetes Association
American Public Health Association
American School Counselor Association*
American School Health Association
BlueCross BlueShield Association
Campaign to End Obesity
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Directors for Health Promotion and Education
First Focus
Georgia Coalition for Physical Activity & Nutrition (GPAN)
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Healthy Schools Campaign
Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association
International SPA Association
International SPA Association Foundation
National Action Against Obesity
National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
National Association for Country and City Health Officials
National Association of Health Education Centers
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
National Dance Association
National Education Association*
National Education Taskforce
National Parent Teacher Association*
National Recreation and Park Association
National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health
New York State Nutrition Council
North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Obesity Action Coalition
Partners for a Healthy Nevada
PE4Life
Researchers Against Inactivity-Related Disorders
Save the Children
School Nutrition Association
Shaping America’s Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention
Society for Public Health Education
Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK)
Summit Youth Development (New Jersey)
The Youth Becoming Healthy Project Inc. (YBH)
Trust for America’s Health
United States Water Fitness Association
YMCA of the USA
*These organizations support S. 2173, the Senate version of the bill