...example.In other breaking "fat news," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ranks Augusta fifth on the list of top 10 fattest cities in the nation. Twenty-seven percent...

...places but allows it in bars and restaurants that do not serve anyone younger than 18, said Sadie Stockton, a chronic disease prevention/health promotion program coordinator for the East Central Health District, based in Augusta.Advocates such...

...smoke in an outdoor setting such as a playground is harmless, that is not the case, said Sadie Stockton, the chronic disease prevention/health promotion program coordinator for East Central Health District."Especially if you have an asthmatic...

...They just want to do a little tweaking and look at the language of the bill," said Sadie Stockton, the chronic-disease prevention program manager of the East Central Health District. "That's just the legal process at work."Augusta...

...sites."It's a public health issue, and that's what public health does," said Sadie Stockton, the chronic disease prevention/health promotion program coordinator for the East Central Health District. "We protect the safety and the...

...East Central Public Health District to create tobacco-free schools. Sadie Stockton, the health district's chronic disease prevention program coordinator, said school support is vital to the health department's efforts to curb tobacco use...

...aren't aware of what's happening, sometimes they don't know how to respond," said Sadie Stockton, chronic disease prevention coordinator with the East Central Health District in Augusta and a member of the coalition. Part of that training...

...in Augusta is continuing to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of tobacco, said Sadie Stockton, the chronic disease prevention program coordinator. "The big issue is to prevent children from ever starting," she said. Reach Tom Corwin...

...at the following websites: www.healthfinder.gov The Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. www.health.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.easthealthdistrict...

...25-29.9: Overweight 30 and above: Obese 40 and above: Morbidly obese Source: The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Reach Erica C. Cline at (706) 828-2946 or erica.cline@augustachronicle.com.