For those nonprofit organizations who deal with adult and childhood obesity the negative societal trend continues to expand. This article “Obesity Rate Up in PA” in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette today shows the current data for Pennsylvania which mirrors the rest of the nation. More and more people through all walks of life are realizing the enormity of the problem. Organizations like the YMCA are trying to deal with this epidemic head on.
This is one of the hot issues in terms of case development today. We are seeing increasing support and contributions from donors to do something about it. Seeing that this issue is directly correlated to health care costs, increasing diabetes, etc., nonprofit organizations have a greater opportunity to collaborate with other organizations to address this in their local communities. At JB&A we specialize in public/private partnerships and collaborations.
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