Many who set goals for the new year place top priority on becoming healthier. Now a national study can help take the guesswork and expense out of accomplishing a more active lifestyle. The University of Missouri-Kansas City is one of five research sites in the U.S. for this study, which focuses on helping those at risk for metabolic syndrome.
Betty Drees, a professor with the UMKC School of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics; and Jannette Berkley-Patton, a UMKC professor and director of both the Community Health Research Group and the Health Equity Institute, were interviewed.