Being the First Lady is an important job.

Many First Ladies used their position to do work for the public good. Eleanor Roosevelt, Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush are all prime examples of such. Michelle Obama is no exception.

She has truly been impressive in her time as first lady starting up to programs “Let’s Move” and “Joining Forces.” She has also made TV appearances everywhere from The Colbert Report on Comedy Central to Nickelodeon’s iCarly to support these programs.

“Let’s Move” is a program launched in February 2010 to help educate people about childhood obesity, encouraging parents to help their children eat healthy and engage is physical activity to improve their health now and later in life. The website letsmove.gov includes information about eating healthy, getting active and how parents, schools and citizens of all kinds can get involved, including kids themselves.

This program is designed to specifically combat childhood obesity which has risen to epidemic levels in America today: one in three children are considered obese.

Michelle’s other program is “Joining Forces,” a national initiative to assist veterans, those currently serving and their families.

One of the major problems for military families is employment for the spouses of military service members. Military families move up to 10 times as often as non-military families; this makes it difficult for spouses to find work. This program has employment services online at its website, whitehouse.gov/joiningforces, specifically designed to help people in these difficult situations find work.

President Barack Obama also issued a challenge to the private sector to hire and train 100,000 veterans and their spouses to help assist families.

The First Lady is on pace to become the most televised First Lady in history, having appeared on television more than 40 times in support of these programs.

Of course, there are political reasons for Michelle to appear as often as possible in a positive light. Her approval rating is consistently higher than her husband’s, and it is an election year; however, it is important to focus on the good work she is doing by getting people to pay attention to these programs that help American families live a healthier and better employed life.