Changing Austin

Changing Austin: Battling Obesity One Stakeholder at a Time

October 12, 2010 5:27 pm by: KUT Staff

Nearly 20 percent of adult Austinites are overweight.

Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services is marking up a plan to change that and wants input at a Town Hall Meeting on October 19th.

Using funds from a federal grant, the department is working up a 3-year plan with input from doctors, non-profits, schools, parents and community members.

You can hear the story here.

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