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Healthiest Weight
Florida Department of Health in Gadsden County
- 850-875-7200
- GCHDMailbox@flhealth.gov
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Fax
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Mailing Address
278 LaSalle LeFall Drive
Quincy, FL 32351
What is Healthiest Weight Florida?
The number one public health threat to Florida's future is unhealthy weight.
Currently, only 36 percent of Floridians are at healthy weight. On our current trend, by 2030, almost 60 percent will be obese. Additionally, six out of ten children born today will be obese by the time they graduate high school.
Over the next 20 years in Florida, obesity is expected to contribute to millions of cases of preventable chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer, costing an estimated $34 billion. To address this important public health issue, the Department of Health launched the Healthiest Weight Florida initiative in January 2013.
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