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Originally Posted by Pturner
Um... not really.
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Well, The Villages has a Public Safety Department and a health alliance with USF. But, so far, I don't see any comprehensive strategy to make this America's healthiest hometown. We have the yearly reminder to throw out batteries that are only half used up but what else do we really have?
Yes we need the smoke alarms and we need to fasten our seat belts. But, other than that, where's The Villages comprehensive plan to make this America's healthiest hometown? It certainly isn't going to come from the The Villages newspaper or radio station because they can't completely take the side of health and be mindful of commercial interests at the same time. So where does that leave us? Where is the comprehensive plan for a healthy community?
USF is busy with focus groups and I was in one of them. They're asking questions to see what Villagers are interested in. Most of the talk was about the fact that TV is an active community. Okay, we already know that. What's new? I was the only one to raise a question about the importance of eating a healthy diet and it fell flat with the others in the group. So, if Villagers are not interested in a lifestyle that includes healthy eating, it looks like it won't be a significant part of TV/USF program.