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June 2014
Health
Georgia county commissioners and county administrators take part in the Wellness Walk on Savannah’s River Street in April. The event was part of ACCG’s annual conference.
Walk Georgia fighting obesity at the county level Free, Web-based program has reached 50,000-plus Georgians, plans to reach 100,000 by 2016.
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n an effort to combat obesity in the state, University of Georgia Extension’s Walk Georgia is working to equip Georgians with the knowledge and tools needed to be more physically active. Walk Georgia has reached more than 50,000 Georgians since its inception in 2008, with a goal of 100,000 over the next three years. Georgia has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, and the key to winning the fight against obesity statewide is local intervention. Walk Georgia, run jointly by UGA Extension and the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, is based in communities. Participants logged nearly 30,000 miles of activity during the spring 2014 session of Walk Georgia; to
Effingham County 4-H volunteers shared information with and guided commissioners and staff along the route of the near two-mile Wellness Walk, sponsored by UGA Extension’s Walk Georgia, The Coca-Cola Foundation, ACCG and Local Government Risk Management Services Inc., on Savannah’s River Street in April.