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Do we deal with, like for the Department of Health, do they deal with food desert?

Yeah, Julie. Okay.

Yeah, Julie. Okay.

So I've got a couple of things that seem to be happening out there right now. I'm calling them the false sense of security. So let's talk about Ozempic, for instance. Okay, you can lose weight by just taking a medication. So I just wonder, in these community conversations, it's just like, okay, I'm overweight or I'm obese. take the pill, take an injection. Thank you very much.

So I've got a couple of things that seem to be happening out there right now. I'm calling them the false sense of security. So let's talk about Ozempic, for instance. Okay, you can lose weight by just taking a medication. So I just wonder, in these community conversations, it's just like, okay, I'm overweight or I'm obese. take the pill, take an injection. Thank you very much.

So these false sense of security, how are we addressing that going forward from a prevention standpoint?

So these false sense of security, how are we addressing that going forward from a prevention standpoint?

Yeah. You know, Clarence, maybe you can respond to this.

Yeah. You know, Clarence, maybe you can respond to this.

as well it's like um you know there are certain communities there are certain races that have higher risk of many chronic diseases how is it and maybe this is part of this community conversation type of thing how is it that we really get communities of people it's one thing just to talk about it it's another thing for them to own the issue own the risk own the problem.

as well it's like um you know there are certain communities there are certain races that have higher risk of many chronic diseases how is it and maybe this is part of this community conversation type of thing how is it that we really get communities of people it's one thing just to talk about it it's another thing for them to own the issue own the risk own the problem.

So certainly getting the conversations going as a start, but then how is it that we get them to own the problem?

So certainly getting the conversations going as a start, but then how is it that we get them to own the problem?

So Julie, you know, I, You know, I know just because I've worked with you, you know, many, many years. I know that we've been involved in this prevention arena for a long, long time. Diabetes, one arena, cardiovascular health and disease, another. So how do you know, have you gotten a sense of how you know whether you're making a difference?

So Julie, you know, I, You know, I know just because I've worked with you, you know, many, many years. I know that we've been involved in this prevention arena for a long, long time. Diabetes, one arena, cardiovascular health and disease, another. So how do you know, have you gotten a sense of how you know whether you're making a difference?

Are we seeing changes or, you know, and this gets into this whole thing of measuring, you know, whether or not we're getting anywhere with this, which, you know, I know CDC really likes.

Are we seeing changes or, you know, and this gets into this whole thing of measuring, you know, whether or not we're getting anywhere with this, which, you know, I know CDC really likes.

on the other hand there's part of me as you know as a health professional that that basically says you know what sometimes you just know it's the right thing to do and let's just keep going at it you know don't worry about the measurement you know we know that these are good things to do and hopefully this these things combined with many other hopefully positive things will have an impact regardless what's your sense of measuring is there a way to measure this

on the other hand there's part of me as you know as a health professional that that basically says you know what sometimes you just know it's the right thing to do and let's just keep going at it you know don't worry about the measurement you know we know that these are good things to do and hopefully this these things combined with many other hopefully positive things will have an impact regardless what's your sense of measuring is there a way to measure this

You know, I agree with that. You know, the positive measurement maybe will come from just anecdotal reactions where people will say, geez, you know, it's because of you that, you know, I personally changed my lifestyle. And you know what? That's great. You know, that's like a 100% increase, you know, as far as I'm concerned.