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Healthy Arizona 2010 is a comprehensive statewide prevention agenda designed to improve the health of all Arizonans over the next decade. Whether through participation as a part of an organziation, or through a personal commitment to change, this plan is designed to help your determine what you can do to improve your health and the health of your community.

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 Contact Information


For more information please write the Arizona Department of Health Services, Physical Activity Program, 2700 North 3rd Street, #4050, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

What Does It All Mean?

Physical activity is something you do.

Physical fitness is something you acquire - a characteristic or an attribute one can achieve by being physically active.

Exercise is structured and tends to have fitness as its goal.

-Michael Pratt, MD, MPH
CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity



Benefits
  • Reduces premature death
  • Lowers risk of diabetes
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Builds Morale
  • Improves sleeping patterns
  • Reduces depression & anxiety
  • Lowers risk of heart disease
  • Lowers risk of colon cancer
  • Improves mood
  • Helps with weight loss
  • Helps perform daily tasks
  • Increases the level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood
  • Improves energy levels
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