Communities Putting Prevention to Work

Jefferson County, Alabama, a community of 658,466 residents, is tackling obesity and tobacco use. Alabama has the third-highest adult obesity rate in the United States at 32.2%. In Jefferson County, which includes Birmingham, the state’s largest city, approximately 66% of adults are either overweight or obese. Additionally, 22.1% of third graders in the county are overweight or obese. For ... ................
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