Healthy Kids Outdoors Act Introduced in Congress!

The Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011 will:

Provide state-level incentives to develop five-year state strategies that connect children, youth, and families with the natural world.
Require that each state’s strategies include partnering with non-governmental organizations (such as camps), especially those that serve children, youth, and families.
Require that each state provide opportunities for the public to be involved in the development and implementation of the strategies. These may include opportunities for camps and other youth-serving organizations to participate in the development of these strategies — and in the provision of outdoor opportunities for kids.
Support research documenting the health, conservation, and other benefits of active time spent outdoors in the natural world.
Direct the President of the United States to develop a similar strategy at the Federal level by bringing together federal agencies and national partners to create a national action plan.