Ventura, CA – The annual Ventura County Fair will take place this year from August 4th through August 15th and the Ventura County Public Health Department presents a fun and interactive display of ideas for healthy eating and active living. This year’s theme is “Champions for Change: How to be Champions for Change in Your Own Lives.”

Ventura County, and the nation as a whole, is battling an obesity epidemic, with more than 58 percent of residents, ages 18 and above, currently overweight or obese. “Champions for Change” brings an exciting array of activities and ideas to engage residents and encourage all to be “Champions for Change in their own lives.” These activities are meant to show consumers that even small steps, like adding more fruits and vegetables to meals and snacks, can lead to big health improvements. Fruits and vegetables not only taste great, they help lower the risk of obesity, type II diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and certain types of cancer.

Visit our booth to receive a FREE goodie bag filled with great ideas for physical activity along with healthy and delicious recipes. Adults will have a chance to play “Spin the Wheel” to win a FREE cookbook with and tips on how to include more fruits and vegetables in daily meals and snacks. Kids will also have a chance to play the interactive “Wheel” game to get a chance to win an exciting prize.

Come visit us at the Ventura County Fair! Everyday will include fun and educational activities for the whole family!

Ventura County Public Health would like to thank Green Thumb & Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc for donating the vegetable seeds packets to help our children become Champions for Change.

About the Network for a Healthy California
The California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy California (Network) is a public health effort, working with hundreds of partners and organizations to empower Californians to live healthier lives through good nutrition and physical activity. For important nutrition information visit www.cachampionsforchange.net

For more information on Ventura County Public Health please visit our website www.vchca.org/ph