Live Healthy Iowa reps encourage active lifestyles in Franklin County

By: 
Greg Forbes

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With obesity now an epidemic in the United States, a team of Live Healthy Iowa representatives stopped in Hampton to encourage Franklin County residents to get out and get active.
Last Thursday, Dr. Amy Michelle Willcockson, Live Healthy Iowa Director and Chuck Long, former All-American quarterback at the University of Iowa and CEO and Executive Director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, addressed a group of community representatives to generate enthusiasm for a movement towards healthier lifestyles.
"We wanted to get the community stakeholders introduced to our initiatives, as well as any wellness champions that might want to jump in to help move this initiative forward," said Willcockson.
Formed in 2002, Live Healthy Iowa, a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, is a non-profit organization that brings together friends, families, businesses and communities through team-based wellness challenges.
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