A new issue brief released by the NGA Center, State Strategies to Help Schools Make the Most of their National School Lunch Program, outlines state strategies to help schools make the most of the second largest food program in the United States, which serves 31 million school children each day and more than half of children at least once a week.

Gov. Douglas officially kicked off his yearlong NGA Chair’s initiative, Rx for Health Reform: Affordable, Accessible, Accountable, at the National Press Club. In his remarks, he also offered some initial reactions to the recently released Senate Finance Committee proposal.

A new report titled Shaping a Healthier Generation: Successful State Strategies to Prevent Childhood Obesity examines actions states are taking to prevent obesity and encourage kids to eat healthier and be more active in child care, school, community and health care settings. The report also outlines three key strategies governors can use to help prevent childhood obesity.