First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with Jimmy Fallon in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House during a “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” taping for the second anniversary of the “Let’s Move!” initiative, Jan. 25, 2012.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Late Night host Jimmy Fallon battled it out in a friendly fitness competition inside The White House to raise awareness for the Let’s Move! initiative. They competed in several games together including a potato sack race, hula hoops, tug-of-war, dodge ball and more. Let’s Move! is a campaign “to bring together community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide effort to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.”

photo by Chuck Kennedy

These radiation safety posters were produced at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1947.

via Retronaut

images via Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Breast cancer survivor, Linda, created What Breast Cancer Is, and is Not, a powerful video that frankly describes her personal experience with cancer. She also shares harsh words for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the controversial breast cancer organization that has recently been in the news.

Breast cancer is fear, it’s being scared. It’s the unknown. It’s trauma. It’s everything plus more.

…And one more thing. One thing cancer is: it makes you frank. It makes you say what you feel, it makes you no longer scared. When your surviving, you’re ready to fight the world and I wanna tell you something right now, the foundation, you showed your ass, now you can kiss mine. Thank you.

via Lori Dorn and Crooks and Liars

Things That Cannot Screen For Breast Cancer by Lian Amaris (see Xeni Jardin’s post on Boing Boing for the backstory)

via Lori Dorn & Nick Douglas

Hellnuts by Raid71

RCHOP by by Raid71

Cosmic Kiss by Raid71

Artist Chris Thornley (aka Raid71) was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago and in response created a fundraising site called Art V Cancer that sells his art posters to benefit cancer research.

Art V Cancer is run by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71 the illustrator) & Julia Hall.

A couple of years ago our life, and our family’s lives were turned completely upside down when Chris was diagnosed with a very rare incurable non hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 37.

The first thing we thought of is death, cancer = death. But having lived for these years with cancer the first thing we can say is cancer doesn’t mean the inevitable; We soon discovered that there are over 200 differnt types of cancer and that most cancers are treatable, manageable and in some cases curable. More and more people can survive cancer but there is still a long way to go.

By buying a poster from Art V Cancer, we promise to donate all profits (only a small amount will be used to pay for posting and packaging etc.) to charities researching cancer cures and supporting those who are learning to survive cancer.

via OMG! Posters

Breast Cancer Campaign She-Hulk by Maísa Chaves

Breast Cancer Campaign Wonder Woman by Maísa Chaves

Breast Cancer Campaign Catwoman by Maísa Chaves

Breast Cancer Campaign Storm by Maísa Chaves

Each one reads:

Nobody’s immune to breast cancer.

When we talk about breast cancer, there’s no women or superwomen. Everybody has to do the self-examination monthly. Fight with us against the enemy and, when in doubt, talk with your doctor.

The Mozambique satellite office of international advertising firm DDB launched a breast cancer awareness public health campaign for Mozambique’s Associação da Luta Contra o Cancer where familiar superheroines are giving themselves self breast exams. Graphic designer Maísa Chaves illustrated each of the woman for DDB: She-Hulk, Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Storm.

via Boing Boing