HEALTH LEADERS MEET TO FINALIZE AN OBESITY AGENDA
Friday, December 3, 2010
Oak Lawn, Ill. - More than 150 policymakers and health officials Illinois met all day Friday for a program to fight against obesity lawn conclusion. Illinois Alliance for obesity prevention summit is the lawyer of Christ Medical Center in Oak. It follows a series of regional discussion forums held earlier this year across the country: the Alliance. Statistics show that the challenge of Illinois 62 percent of Illinois adults are obese or overweight and one in five children are obese. This is the fourth-worst rate in the country. The first priority is to stakeholders the means to fight against the problem. This includes promotion of healthy foods in schools, senior centers and child care institutions, to promote active transportation and safe access to retailers who sell healthy, affordable food. Chicago Shopping offers to customize your holiday shopping>> Elissa Bassler Illinois Institute of Public Health, said the goal is to reverse the increase in obesity over the next seven years.
