National Initiatives

American Council for Fitness & Nutrition

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HealthierUS initiative

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The HealthierUS initiative is a national effort to improve people's lives, prevent and reduce the costs of disease, and promote community health and wellness.

The 50 Million Pounds Challenge

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Participating in The Challenge is not just about shedding those extra pounds — though that is critical to your health and well-being.

It's about all of us coming together and looking out for each other as we work to take more control of our lives. It's about taking the time to reach out and lock hands as we join forces to fight the very real risk that being overweight poses to ourselves, our families, and our community.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Food & Fitness

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Food & Fitness was launched in 2006 as an extension of W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s legacy in food systems and community-based public health. Designed as a cross-programming strategy, the effort tapped the participation and expertise of all foundation areas. Food & Fitness is supporting long-lasting and sustainable change by investing in community-based solutions to transform local food and fitness environments.

County Snow Removal Workers Praised

• online
• newspaper

Chip Dashiell Assumes Chair of P & Z Commission

Civic Center is Crucial to Our Quality of Life

County Executive's 4th Annual State of the County Address

• video (.wmv - 40mb)
• text of speech
• booklet
• press release

County Executive Pollitt Appoints Interim Corrections Director

Wicomico Receives State Grant Funding to Assist Buyers of Foreclosed Properties and For Housing Rehab

Pollitt Announces County, State Speaker's Bureau

Wicomico County Pockets Big Savings With Reduced Electric Rate

Wicomico County Executive Announces Thousands Saved in Insurance Refunds