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Obesity is a problem that requires both personal and community action. People in all communities should be able to make healthy choices. That means creating communities that strongly support healthy eating and active living.
—Jeff Engle, MD, North Carolina State Health Director
More than six million North Carolinians are overweight or obese and are at higher risk for chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancer. Paying the medical costs of these conditions has increased the state’s budget by $2 billion. These chronic diseases affect African Americans in North Carolina, especially in Wake County, at significantly higher rates than whites. African Americans also are more likely to be obese and less likely to eat healthy foods and exercise on a daily basis, according to data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys. Learn how the North Carolina Division of Public Health partnered with Wake County Human Services, North Carolina’s Eat Smart, Move More, and faith-based communities to address obesity and other chronic diseases among African Americans in Wake County, NC. Click here for the full story [PDF - 111 KB]
Date Posted:
09/08/2014
Organization Name:
North Carolina Division of Public Health
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,
NC
27699-1915
United States
Organization Mission:
Working for a healthier and safer North Carolina.
Program Name:
Eat Smart, Move More initiative
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,
NC
27699-1915
United States
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s) addressed:
Healthy People 2020 overarching goal addressed:
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Year:
2010
Supplemental Material:
The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant supports prevention efforts in 50 states, the District of Columbia, 8 US territories, and 2 American Indian tribes. It is managed by the Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments. For more information, go to http://www.cdc.gov/phhsblockgrant. Disclaimer: Reference in this web site to any specific product, process, service, organization, or company does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/healthy-people-in-action/story/faith-communities-inspire-good-health-%E2%80%93-a-cdc-preventive-health Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP) Captured Date: 2016-06-09 16:03:16.0
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