First Lady Michelle Obama is launching a nationwide campaign against childhood obesity and Arkansas is helping lead the way

In Tuesday night's THV Working For You, Arkansas' Surgeon General and head of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Little Rock, Dr. Joe Thompson sat down with Liz Massey to talk about the battle against childhood obesity.

President Obama signed an executive order Tuesday on childhood obesity. First Lady Michelle Obama will be launching a nationwide campaign to fight childhood obesity. It's part of her effort to teach America's children about better nutrition and exercise.

She'll be encouraging more exercise for kids, and healthier food in schools. She says the Let's Move campaign will encourage more physical activity for children along with healthier food in schools and more accurate food labeling.

In Tuesday night's THV Working For You, Thompson shares his thoughts on how this national movement is reaching the White House and how Arkansas is leading the way.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity opened it's national headquarters in Little Rock a year ago and Dr. Thompson says they believe by 2015, we can reverse the trend of childhood obesity.