Governor To Urge Arkansans To Get Healthy
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Under a directive from Governor Huckabee, the state Health Department will set out to persuade Arkansans to
quit their unhealthy habits.
Arkansas has among the highest rates of obesity, physical inactivity and smoking in the country. Health Department Director Fay Boozman says some Third World countries have people healthier than Arkansans.
Huckabee`s goal for the remaining three years of his term is to urge prevention. The governor has taken the first steps himself, dropping more than 75 pounds since June.
He and health officials plan to offer incentives that lower the cost of health insurance for state employees. The incentives would come for lowering blood sugar and cholesterol levels, losing weight and quitting smoking.
