Congratulations to the Night Walkers, the winners of the 2021 Walk Across America Challenge. The Night Walkers ran, skipped, and walked their way to over 5 million steps—over 1.5 million steps more than their closest competitors. This equates to roughly 2,500 miles, or the equivalent of walking from Baltimore to Colombia! The Night Walkers showed...
Time spent away from the screen encourages healthy physical and social development. Research shows that too much screen time can lead to impairments in brain structure and function, changes in behavioral and mental health, sedentary lifestyle and obesity, and more. LiveWell Frederick’s 5-2-1-0 program has a few simple rules when it comes to screen time....
Frederick County farms offer a variety of locally raised and grown fresh food. According to our friends at Homegrown Frederick, buying from a local farm is fresher and tastes better than food shipped long distances. Buying locally cuts down on the distance your food has to travel, which helps protect the environment. Plus, you can...
