[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HELPING MINNESOTA'S YOUTH

  (Mr. EMMER of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address 
childhood obesity in the recent efforts in Minnesota, my home State, to 
address this concern for families throughout our State and across this 
country.
  Over the past decade, as a nation, we have seen a great deal of time 
and energy dedicated to combatting childhood obesity, and thus far, we 
have seen great successes.
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently highlighted St. Cloud, 
the largest city in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District, because 
of an impressive 24 percent decline in obesity for 12-year-olds over 
the past 7 years. This incredible shift in the health and well-being 
for Minnesota's youth could not have occurred without joint community 
effort.
  As an example, in St. Cloud, we have been lucky enough to have the 
help of healthcare providers like CentraCare, who look past the 
boundaries of their hospitals and their clinics and bring their work 
into the communities where they live.
  I applaud the efforts of great Minnesota companies and organizations 
like CentraCare, Coborn's, Bernick's, and many others who are dedicated 
to working together to improve the overall health in our Minnesota 
communities.

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