Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021
4min760
The overall number places Florida as 22nd nationally in the percentage of obese children between ages 10 and 17.
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Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021
Drew WilsonSeptember 19, 2017
5min589
More than a third of Florida youths are overweight or obese according to a report released Tuesday by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report is based on data released through the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) and published on stateofobesity.org. The 2017 numbers are […]
Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2015
4min240
Unhealthy weight has affected children in Florida well before I was appointed State Surgeon General in 2012. I knew when I took office that combating this epidemic would be my highest priority – and it was clear that doing so wouldn’t be as simple as changing the meals served in our school cafeterias. To answer […]
Shannon NickinsonAugust 18, 20156min161
Pensacola has officially embarked on a new chapter in the 130-year history of a community institution of health and wellness. The new downtown branch of the Northwest Florida YMCA will be — if all of the fundraising goals are met — a $15 million, 52,000-square-foot facility with an aquatic center, a gymnasium, a wellness center, […]