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Florida on the Move in
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Pinellas County Health Department

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PINELLAS COUNTY- Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the leading causes of death in Pinellas County . Florida on the Move hopes to save lives by promoting healthy lifestyles.

Many of the risk factors associated with these chronic diseases such as tobacco use, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity may be controlled with behavioral changes. At the local level, the Department of Health is expanding its efforts in the community. The Florida on the Move in Pinellas County Program, is one of the programs the department has to fight this epidemic.

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The mission of Florida on the Move in Pinellas County is to form and put into action chronic disease prevention strategies addressing chronic disease risk factors related to obesity and inactivity through improved nutrition and weight management, increased physical activity, and decreased tobacco use.

The program focuses on policy and environmental changes as well as educational activities around prevention. The goals are realized through local partnerships and gathering together of community resources to address these matters at schools, work sites, churches and other organizations.

The aim of the Florida on the Move in Pinellas County Program is to make healthy behaviors an integral part of every person's life.

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