Health & Wellness Recommendations | 2021 Report
Concern or Issue
Information regarding health and wellness is not distributed effectively to many residents in need, especially those in poorer areas.
Recommendation
Long term
• Explore and implement alternative means of disseminating information to all communities.
Lack of healthy food choices and presence of food deserts.
Long term
• Investigate City ordinances and / or policies to promote the presence of healthier food choices in areas determined in need or identified as food deserts.
Arlington is consistently ranked low in the healthiest cities surveys.
Long term
• Create a citywide awareness initiative involving City leadership as well as citizen leaders and organizations providing not only examples of healthy living practices, but opportunities to achieve them.*
* The City does not have direct control over this item.
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