Bradley County Schools Coordinated School Health has received a $250,000 grant for diabetes prevention to focus on Lake Forest Middle School and its feeder schools.
According to June McDonald, who is the assistant director of Coordinated School Health, the one-year grant was received from the Tennessee Department of Health.
McDonald said Type 2 Diabetes is becoming more prevalent in the school system.
“It is directly associated to obesity. Because of that we definitely need to address health and nutrition to the students,” said McDonald.
The funds will be used for walking trails and health education at Waterville Community, Taylor, Valley View, Black Fox and Blue Springs Elementary schools. A low-rope course will also be built at Lake Forest Middle.
With this kind of money I know there WILL be some changes. Diabetes is not a cool trend. It's killing people, and affecting people negatively. It's not cool to have.
So to YOU I say EAT HEALTHIER, LIVE HEALTHIER!!!!
To diabetes I say YOU WILL NOT WIN!!!!
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