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The group that connected Sareth Garcia to a low income clinic is
What is...La Union Del Pueblo Entero (LUPE)?
20.8 million people or 7% of the population has this
What is...diabetes?
This city in the Rio Grande Valley is considered one of the fattest in the country
What is...McAllen?
The food bank sponsors this event to encourage low-income families with healthy eating.
What is...weekly farmer’s markets?
Diabetes can be tied to
McAllen’s ranking among America’s Fattest Cities is
What is...3rd?
The estimated diabetes prevalence rate in the Rio Grande Valley is
What is...26%
36.9% of adults in McAllen are
What is...inactive?
This city ranked as THE 2018 Fattest City in America
What is...Little Rock, Arkansas?
This city was ranked as the 2nd fattest city in America in 2018
These chronic health conditions are prevalent in the Rio Grande Valle
What is...obesity and diabetes?
These two cities in Texas have the highest percentage of diabetic adults
What is...El Paso and McAllen?
This county has demonstrated the highest obesity rate in 2012
What is...Hidalgo County?
Name at least ONE healthy initiative to target obesity?
What is...(answers may vary)
-Healthy South Texas
-The McAllen Kids Marathon
-The Run, Ride, Share campaign
A Valley Baptist Medical Center director consults with about this number of overweight patients per month
What is...50?
What is Acanthosis Nigricans?
What is...A skin condition that includes skin discoloration and thickness?
Some cultural barriers in low-income communities include
What is...language, transportation, and lack of insurance?
Diabetes can be managed through
What is...diet, exercise, and medication?
CDC stands for
What is...U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
A Gallop Poll in 2012 named this area the most obese in the nation
What is...Mcallen/Edinburg/Mission metro?
It costs our nation nearly $316 billion for this
What is...Obesity-related healthcare ailments?
Acanthosis Nigricans is most prominent prominent in body folds such as
What is...armpits, groin and neck?
Name a nonprofit organization that targets SNAP recipients in healthy lifestyle competitions
What is...It's Time Texas?
What four counties make up the Rio Grande Valley?
What is...Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr?
Obesity in the Rio Grande Valley has dramatically increased to the following categories
What is...morbid obese and super morbidly obese?