Tag Archives: obesity
Bright & Early: Wet Hot Tennessee Summer Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Cool Springs experienced quite the flooding scare yesterday as a slow-moving thunderstorm dumped as much as 2.5″ of rain within an hour in some areas, causing flash floods that stranded motorists and made their way into at least a few homes. The scene was an eerily familiar one, as flooding is still [...]
Happy Hour: Walk The Walk
Mayor Dean kicked off a new program challenging Nashvillians to walk 100 miles over the next two months by participating in a series of scheduled walks to familiarize folks with greenways, parks and sidewalks around the city. [WKRN] Sponsors of the proposed bill banning the practice of Sharia law have removed all the language the [...]
Bright & Early: Eat, Play, Love Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Governor Phil announced a new plan yesterday for curbing the obesity problem in Tennessee. Currently our state ranks second in the nation for obesity (thank goodness for Mississippi?) with 69% of adults and 39% of kids considered obese or overweight. The plan, called “Eat Well, Play More,” involves things like offering incentives [...]
Bright & Early: Getting Serious Edition
Good morning, Nashville. A new study estimates that 45% of all 18-24 year-olds in Tennessee are too obese to qualify for military service. Though we’re in good company with 38 other states where more than 40% of young adults are unable to serve due to weight, the problem is becoming so widespread that officials are [...]
Bright & Early: Hello Goodbye Edition
Good morning, Nashville. A new federal stimulus grant has awarded $7.5 million to Nashville for fighting and preventing obesity. With the new funding, Metro hopes to create 40 full-time and 40 part-time jobs to help get the program off the ground. Though the details of the plan aren’t completely clear yet, we do know that [...]
Bright & Early: Running Out Of Punny Swine Flu Titles Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Vanderbilt University officials are so concerned about the spread of the Swine Flu that they’ve arranged for some bonfires where students can burn any clothes or other belongings that might carry the virus. With the fall semester kicking into full gear, Vandy (and just about every other university in Tennessee) is already [...]
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