Congressman Al Green’s Statement on the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services’ New Initiative Supporting Healthy Students and Communities

(Houston, TX)—On Friday, January 15, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services' New Initiative Supporting Healthy Students and Communities:

“I was honored to join Acting Secretary of Education John King, Acting Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Mary Wakefield, Houston Independent School District (H.I.S.D.) Superintendent Terry Grier, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at Sharpstown High School to promote the new initiative to support healthy students and communities. This new initiative should provide valuable information to schools and families such that they may take advantage of available healthcare opportunities, as well as better instruct our children about the benefits of healthy living. It is crucial that we foster a culture of healthy living in our communities and schools for the betterment of our society. We want our future to be healthy, and what better place to start than in our schools.”