One in five adults in Utah report no leisure time physical activity.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Over 36 percent of Utah adults are overweight, and another 22

percent of Utah adults are obese.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Adults should get 150 minutes of

moderate activity

or 75 minutes of vigorous

activity each week.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Many healthcare providers and

fitness professionals

say swimming is the safest exercise

for pregnant women.

www.americanpregnancy.org

More than one million cases of melanoma are diagnosed each

year in the United States.

American Cancer Society

Losing five to seven percent of your

total body weight can delay and

possibly prevent type 2 diabetes.

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

American adults eat an average of 22 teaspoons of sugar a day.

The recommended sugar allowance for women is 6 teaspoons a day, and 9 teaspoons a day for men.

American Heart Association

Sweetened soft drinks contribute about 10 percent of calories in the American diet.

Hellerman, Caleb. (2007) Nutritionists: Soda making Americans drink themselves fat.

A properly fitted bicycle helmet reduces the risk of head injury by

as much as 85 percent and the risk of brain injury by as much as

88 percent.

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

In the past 26 years, safety

belts prevented 135,000 fatalities

and 3.8 million injuries.

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

11 percent of motor vehicle crashes in

Utah involve a distracted driver.

Cell phones are the leading cause of

driver distraction.

Get rid of old prescription drugs during National Take Back Days.

In April 2011, 6,551 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in Utah.

www.useonlyasdirected.org

If you smoke one package of cigarettes each day and quit

smoking today, you will save over $1,000 in one year.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services