Kids, Eat Your Vegetables
The well-worn phrase isn’t making enough of a dent. It turns out that only one-in-five children ages 2-5 are eating three or more vegetables a day. That’s according to Arizona Health Survey findings in October’s Healthy Eating and Active Living report.
Get a window into the “what” and “how” of the rise of chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes and obesity in Arizona via the relationships between healthy, active lives and education, race/ethnicity, income, food access, and access to recreational opportunities. For those whose work touches chronic conditions, education and the built environment, it will be time well spent.