Ohio Commission on Minority Health bolsters nutrition project

The Ohio Commission on Minority Health recently provided The University of Akron Foundation a financial award from the commission’s existing Minority Health grant. The allocation supports “Finding a Better U” or FABU, a two-year exercise and nutrition project led by Drs. Carolyn Murrock, Mary Jo MacCracken, Judy Juvancic-Heltzel, and Ms. Alexis Holt.

The initiative focuses on reducing heart disease and diabetes among minority adults in the Akron area. Funds provide participants with dietitian guidance, nutrition planning, and incentives to help reach success.