Katrina was a devastating hurricane, not a financial windfall for the shameless.

After Hurricane Andrew, Florida laws were changed because it was a new landmark as the most devastating hurricane in the U.S.. In regards to insurance, people in Florida didn't pay their premium risk that they should have. That really changed insurance regulations and building codes.

At this point, Rita has become a potentially very devastating Category 5 hurricane. Fortunately it's over the open ocean of the Gulf of Mexico, and will be over the open ocean for the next day. But we expect it to gradually make a turn to the north.

This devastating hurricane creates special hardships for those with disabilities and chronic diseases,

You do not have to be a hurricane, to turn things around

It has always been the role of government to help solve problems, including and especially health crises. Obesity is a health epidemic across our country, and we have a responsibility as a government and a society to do all we can to promote good nutrition and healthy eating so we can reverse this alarming trend.