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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