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Atlanta Forward: Leadership

Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner with children who have completed a nutrition class.
Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner with children who have completed a nutrition class.
By Rick Badie
April 15, 2015

How healthy is your county? Well, Forsyth has been tapped as Georgia’s healthiest, according to a recent ranking that measures certain health factors of every county in every state. Metro Atlanta took four of the fop five slots in overall rankings. Accolades to Forsyth, Gwinnett, Fayette and Cobb. Fulton County, meanwhile, made substantial progress; today, a county commissioner explains how. In the other column, an Atlanta-based activist explains his international project, African Ascension.

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