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<DIV>The following press release can be found online at:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">For Immediate Release<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">July 6, 2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Media Contact: Maureen Coy, Health Educator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Health Department Releases Healthy Lifestyle Survey Results <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Kids and Adults Both Say More Time is Needed for Physical Activity<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the University of Missouri Boone County Extension Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, surveyed 1510 adults and 824 children, asking questions about physical activity and food. The survey was distributed to over 30 community agencies throughout Boone County. The goal of the survey was to assess community behaviors and needs to further direct local planning to improve the health of the community and reduce overweight and obesity.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">83.9% of adult respondents say they would <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">support schools and local governments in developing policies and environments to promote healthy lifestyles.</B> This could include policies that regulate they type of food served in school cafeterias and/or a sales tax increase to fund parks/recreations centers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Adults and kids both agree that physical education classes and recess time contribute to healthier lifestyles. Adults listed “reduced physical education and recess time” as one of the top 5 factors that contribute to unhealthy lifestyles among children in the community. More than 53% of the kids responded that more recess time and more physical education time would help them be physically active.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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