Childhood obesity has increased 2.3 to 3.3 fold in the United States over the past 25 years. 32 percent of San Luis Obispo County children are overweight. 75 percent never exercise. In collaboration with the Public Health Department and AmeriCorps, data was collected in two local communities assessing the impact of environmental factors on nutrition and physical activity and its link to obesity.…
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Oct
08
San Miguel Walk to School Day
As community leaders, we play a unique and important role in helping our children make healthy lifestyle choices for the future. Many organizations and volunteers participated in Walk to School Day on October 8th, 2008 which helped emphasize that physical activity, nutrition and safe walking is important for everyone – a critical message for children to learn.…