FORT MYERS, Fla. – Southwest Florida is taking new steps toward a healthier lifestyle.
Healthy Lee is inviting community members to take the 5210 Pledge. It’s a challenge that encourages participants to adopt four healthy behaviors that children and families should achieve each day for health and wellness.
Kevin Kirkwood from the Florida Department of Health of Lee County stopped by the WINK News studio to tell us more about the pledge.
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