Born and raised in Philadelphia, I'm always happy to see the City doing something positive when it comes to health initiatives and fighting its obesity issues. This week, the Philadelphia Inquirer highlighted the outcomes in a national health study in which six Philadelphia schools implemented changes in the physical education programs as well as lunch menus, even going so far as to limit beverage options to water only. See the full article on the New Enjoy Journal of Medicine's website.
Clearly the city has much work to do, as it is ranked the 20th fattest city according to Men's Health (right behind Raleigh, by the way). Regardless, the City is taking steps and addressing the issue and with the stimulus funds it has received important programs such as the Healthy Corner Stores Initiative which works to get fresh fruits and vegetables into corner stores, will get the funding they need to be successful.
It's a good start, let's keep it up.
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