BLUE CORSS & BLUE SHIELD of Rhode Island BlueAngel Grants program has awarded $218,000 to local organizations to fight obesity and promote healthy eating.
PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has awarded $218,000 through its BlueAngel Community Health Grants to nine organizations encouraging physical activity, improved nutrition and healthy eating in children in an effort to curb obesity. “Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis in the country and in our state. In fact,…