BE HEALTHY BERRIEN
Working to build healthier places to live, work, learn, and play in Southwest Michigan.
Our Mission
Be Healthy Berrien is a union of organizations working to reduce and prevent obesity with policy, systems, and environmental changes.
Our Goal
Be Healthy Berrien’s goal is to decrease the percentage of obese adults in Berrien County by 10% from 38.9% to 34.1% by 2030. We are committed to doing this by improving systems and creating healthy places that accommodate the differing needs of all community members.
Our Objectives
Increase the percentage of adults eating at least one fruit per day by 10% from 41.6% to 46.6% by 2030.
Increase the percentage of adults eating at least one vegetable per day by 10% from 35.7% to 40.6% by 2030.
Increase the proportion of adults in Berrien County who report leisure-time physical activity by 10% from 71.9% to 76.3% by 2030.
Increase the proportion of adults in Berrien County who report adequate aerobic activity by 10% from 71.5% to 66.9% by 2030.
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