To the Editor:
As a nursing student and nurse advocate, I want to draw attention to a growing concern in Ocean County: adolescent physical inactivity and its impact on obesity and mental health. Healthy People 2030 emphasizes the importance of increasing the number of adolescents who meet federal physical activity guidelines, yet local trends show we are falling behind, according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Twenty percent of Ocean County’s population is under 18, but only 45% of high school students meet activity…
September 17, 2025
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