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Hi there -- I correlated the
Hi there -- I correlated the data with the location of fast-food restaurants and grocery stores. It was difficult to create county-wide... more »

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Data makes a difference -- even when you're swamped in it
Daniela Velazquez wades through reams of data on childhood obesity in her community and lives to... more »
posted 04/24/11
What factors affect healthy diet and exercise decisions?
I'm honored to be a part of this year's fellows. I learned a lot during our week in Los Angeles... more »
posted 07/31/10

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Hi there -- I correlated the
Posted by DanielaV | Wednesday, 2011-04-27, 07:27
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Project: Healthy Hillsborough: Making healthy choices

At 364 pounds, Dawn Walton found her breaking point, literally, when she sat down for a meet and greet at her son's kindergarten class. "I felt the chair start to break beneath me," Walton, 35, said. "I knew it would kill him if I broke that chair." She made a bargain with God that day: If the seat didn't break, she'd change her lifestyle for good.

Project: Healthy Hillsborough: Keeping kids healthy

When 11-year-old Shania Lape sees an overweight classmate struggle to keep up, she's filled with sympathy. "They can't run as fast, they can't play the games at school because they're not healthy," said Shania, a fifth-grader at Kenly Elementary in Tampa. Worse yet, not being able to play with their classmates could lead to a lifetime on the sidelines for some kids.

Project: Healthy Hillsborough: Fast food county

It's 6 p.m. You're tired and hungry. Food is the No. 1 thing on your mind.Your favorite fast-food restaurants line the roads home – McDonald's, Taco Bell, Domino's. So what's for dinner?