Healthy eating and active living are essential parts of the everyday culture in Kershaw County, South Carolina where we live, work, learn, pray and play.
In 2009, Eat Smart, Move More… Kershaw County was awarded a national grant from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors to participate in the Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental ChangE (ACHIEVE) initiative. This three a year process which will include further assessmetns of the physical environment and the development and implementation of [...]
Eat Smart, Move More… Kershaw County (ESMMKC) received funding to be a “control group” for the BITE grant. The BITE grant project in Kershaw County consisted of identifying bike routes throughout the County and identifying areas where Share the Road signs and bike racks were needed. After this assessment was completed, ESMMKC began the process of [...]
The SC Eat Smart Move More Coalition coordinates obesity prevention efforts across the state and leads the implementation of South Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan.