Cleveland Hospitals Lead Health And Nutrition Effort
April 14, 2011
The hospital systems in Cleveland, Ohio have
agreed to collaborate with the city and Cuyahoga
County on a plan to make Cleveland – and its
residents – the healthiest city in the country through
a program that will include smoking cessation, diet
and nutrition, promoting mobi
The hospital systems in Cleveland, Ohio have agreed to collaborate with the city and Cuyahoga County on a plan to make Cleveland – and its residents – the healthiest city in the country through a program that will include smoking cessation, diet and nutrition, promoting mobility and exercise in neighborhoods, and changing behavioral health, according to The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio.
Editor's Insight: Local health agencies and institutions, working in cooperation with the food industry, can do a lot to improve people's lifestyles and reverse rising obesity.
Every community should have a collaborative effort among hospitals, government health agencies, schools and food industry organizations.
Refreshment service operators should be involved in these efforts. 04-14-11 by Elliot Maras