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Would you drop your children 800m from school to make them walk?

Felicity Ogilvie

January 28, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Australia, Hamilton, Victoria

Faced with an obesity epidemic, communities in Australia are making changes to become healthier and promote a healthy lifestyle. Programs have included increased education around grocery shopping with a nutritional mindset as well as increasing exercise through initiatives that encourage children to walk to school. Since making changes, individuals in the communities have attested to the effectiveness and obesity and overweight rates in some regions have notably decreased.

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