– providing incentives<\/i><\/span> to lure grocery stores to underserved neighborhoods;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– eliminating<\/i><\/span> outdoor ads for high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and drinks near schools; requiring calorie and other nutritional information<\/i><\/span> on restaurant menus; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– implementing local “Safe Routes to School” programs<\/i><\/span>; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– regulating<\/i><\/span> minimum play space and time in child care programs; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– rerouting<\/i><\/span> buses or developing other transportation strategies that ensure people can get to grocery stores; and <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
– using building codes<\/i><\/span> to ensure facilities have working water fountains.”<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n
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So, here’s the dream team you’d need for a comprehensive attack on obesity at the local government level:<\/div>\n
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– an incentive manager;<\/span><\/div>\n
– a regulator; <\/span><\/div>\n
– a building code planner; <\/span><\/div>\n
– a nutritionist; <\/span><\/div>\n
– a transport planner; <\/span><\/div>\n
– an educator; <\/span><\/div>\n
– a courageous politician or two to drive these changes through; and<\/span><\/div>\n
– a facilitator, to pull it all together.<\/div>\n
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