LSU AgCenter
Changing health behaviors in a population is no small task, but the LSU AgCenter has been working diligently in communities across the state to lower obesity rates and improve quality of life by increasing access to healthy foods.
In 2018, the LSU AgCenter entered a five-year agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a High Obesity Program to address the nutrition and physical activity environments of six rural Louisiana parishes with an adult obesity rate over 40%.