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Obesity Prevention Grant Jumpstarts Innovative Effort by Metro Area CommissionRealizing that obese employees have higher health care costs, it stands to reason that corporations are increasingly choosing to locate in cities that have low obesity rates. While Colorado currently boasts the lowest obesity rate in the country, experts acknowledge that Coloradans are gaining weight at the same rate as others across the country. In response, the Metro Denver Health & Wellness Commission is bringing together 33 metro-area mayors to work with fitness experts to develop a plan to help make - and keep - people living in the Denver metro-area fit and healthy. A $40,000 grant from The Colorado Trust - a component of its Colorado Healthy People 2010 initiative - is helping to turn this idea into reality. The new Commission, developed by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation as an economic incentive, will develop a 10-year strategic plan with components that can be implemented by employers, schools and communities. For additional information contact Theresa Donahue, Interim Executive Director, Metro Denver Health & Wellness Commission; 303-322-2801. |
