The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
May 13, 2008
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, the philanthropic arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, on Tuesday announced a four-year, $8 million effort to reduce childhood obesity in the state, the Jacksonville Business Journal reports. The Embrace a Healthy Florida Initiative will support public-private partnerships that address the causes of childhood obesity in the Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Tallahassee regions.