How Healthy Is Northern Virginia?

By Kay Campbell, June 4, 2013

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A new report from the Northern Virginia Health Foundation (a Burness client) tells us that residents of Northern Virginia may not be as healthy as you think.  For example:

• Over one million adult residents are obese or overweight;
• Almost one in four adults and one in five children are going without dental care;
• One in four youth show early warning signs of depression; and
• One in five adults – more than 340,000 people – are at risk for binge drinking.

The new report was released Friday at the first-ever Northern Virginia Health Summit where local business, nonprofit, health, and government leaders came together to discuss ways to cross the regional divide when it comes to keeping residents healthy.

A Washington Post story describes the report findings in greater detail.