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Keep it Real
Eating real foods such as fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains is a nutritious way to boost your overall health.
Choose packaged and processed foods less often. They contain added fat, salt,
sugar, and very little fiber. For your next meal, “Keep it Real!”
Poor Choice: Fruit Snacks
Better Choice: Natural Apple Sauce
Best Choice: Fresh Apples
Keep it Real Radio Address
(1.3mb; mp3)
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Text Version
(9.9kb; pdf)
Keep it Real Billboard
(139.7kb; jpg)
Health Rankings
for Escambia County
The University of Wisconsin released county health rankings for each state in
the nation. For more information visit
countyhealthrankings.org.
The new Healthy Choices
Restaurant Program is now available in Escambia County!
The Escambia County Health Department, in partnership with
local restaurants, has launched the Healthy Choices Restaurant Program to make
dining out healthier. When you dine out, choose a Healthy Choices Restaurant and
try the healthy choice options available:
- Ask to have half of your meal boxed before it is served.
- Make a healthy substitution by choosing vegetables instead of the French
fries.
- Have your meal cooked to order, such as asking to have your food grilled
instead of fried.
- Pass on the complimentary items that are offered before your meal, such as
bread or chips.
- Review nutritional information before choosing a menu item.
Make Your Dining Experience a Healthy One! Choose a Healthy Choices Restaurant.
Click on the Healthy Choices Restaurant button to learn more.
Healthy
Choice Restaurant Radio Address
(1.9mb; mp3) /
Text Version
(8kb; pdf)
Healthy Choices Restaurant News Release
(51.5kb; pdf)
Healthy Choices Restaurant Billboard
(107.5kb; jpg)
The Escambia
County Health Department completed a Community Health
Assessment (CHA) in 2010 to systematically collect, analyze,
and make available information on the health of Escambia
County.
View the Community Health Assessment in its entirety.
(225.8; pdf)
If you would like to comment on the Community Health
Assessment please use this
feedback form.
The Escambia County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
identifies specific activities the "Unite Escambia"
Solutions Teams have undertaken to address the issues
identified in the CHA, as well as future plans.
View the Community Health Improvement Plan in its entirety.
(103.8kb; pdf)
If you would like to comment on the Community Health
Improvement Plan please use this
feedback form.
The Escambia County Health Department's 2011 business plan
outlines our purpose, our priorities for the year, and how
we will deliver them for the benefit of the public.
View the business plan in its entirety.
(3.32kb; pdf)
The Escambia County Health
Department cares about the quality of service you receive. Please
take the time to fill out this
Customer Satisfaction Survey to tell us what we did well or
could do better.
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