Issue(s) Addressed: Center for Disease Control and Prevention State Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases is teaming up with county health departments nationwide to create community outreach events to educate the public to eat healthy and stay active. Guest: Candy Sims, Public Information Officer for the Broward County Health Department, Health Education Department. Sims works to find entertaining venues in the community that will attract the public as well as business owners in the food and physical fitness industry to help them integrate healthier choices the offer their custormers. Guest: Ellen Feiler, Director of Health Education for the Broward County Health Department taking her direction from the State of Florida Department of Health. She plans, supervise and coordinate all activities and programs in the Health Education Division of the Broward County Health Department, including program development and evaluation. Programs include: Chronic Disease, Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative, Injury/Drowning Prevention, Teen Health Center, AIDS/Health Education Risk Reduction, Smoking Cessation and general Health Education. Educational programs are implemented to meet client and community needs and requirements identified locally, statewide as well as those mandated by funding sources. Ellen was out working the Broward event to promote healthy eating and physical activity to prevent the many illnesses brought on by obesity and diabetes. Guest: Thurston Miles is a Kite Sailing athlete. He is a very active man in his 30’s who has incorporated healthy eating choices and a daily exercise program that includes the out of the ordinary sport of Kite sailing. Thurston was an active surfer that took his abilities to the next level in kite sailing a trendy new sport that is growing in the coastal areas of Florida and California.