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 The Tooele County Health Department is working with the public as well as day care providers to
discuss and educate about the obesity epidemic
in our community and on a state level.
Obesity, especially in children is the moving force in our educational goals.
For more information, please contact Malaena, public health educator at (435) 277-2481.
Send Email to Malaena
The obesity epidemic is scary. And it's even worse for
children.
 Childhood obesity is a serious epidemic - faces Utah and the entire nation
- one in four Utah children are overweight
- 10 percent of all Utah kids classified as obese
- it is the most critical health issue for this generation of children and adolescents
- if not effectively addressed, the crisis will cause serious health impacts
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