Nutrition - Physical Activity

Portion Distortion Quiz -- Learn how potions have changed and what it means to your waistline

In its role as community problem solver, Trident United Way has identified community health as a critical issue in the tri-county area.

Our new Promoting Health and Wellness initiative, aims to create a commitment to healthful nutrition and increased physical activity in the tri-county region, which can significantly reduce our high incidence of overweight, obesity and the associated chronic health problems - type 2 diabetes, heart disease, several forms of cancer.

· The rates of overweight and obesity in South Carolina are among the highest in the nation.
· Obesity-attributable medical expenditures in South Carolina topped $1 billion dollars in 2003.
-- SCDHEC

The impact of this effort is far-reaching. Healthy workers make for healthy businesses and a healthier local economy. Better health gives individuals in the community more options in the face of increasing health care costs and decreasing access to health insurance.

"Obesity is more closely related to chronic disorders and poor physical health than is smoking or problem drinking."
--- US Department of Health & Human Services