JUNCTION CITY -The Kansas Governor’s Council on Fitness hosted the 4th annual Kansas Obesity Summit in Junction City Tuesday.
Approximately 200 people from across the state and region 
attended the summit that highlighted initiatives being done throughout the state to fight obesity. It offered the opportunity for different communities to collaborate and learn about the different initiatives which is one benefit of the summit according to Dr. Susan Mosier, Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
“You’ve got great things going on in different communities, but not everyone knows what else is going on,” said Mosier. “Plus we’ve got Dr. Terry O’Toole here from the CDC, so he’s also bringing things from other states and other ideas. So it’s really that cross-fertilization of ideas that people can take back to their communities and start different initiatives there.”
One of the initiatives that was highlighted during one of the afternoon break out sessions involved a local initiative being undertaken by Geary Community Hospital, the Farmers Market.
Nikki Davies, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at GCH 
went over how the hospital has increased access to healthy foods and wellness opportunities through the Farmers Market and other projects during the session.
The summit also included a walk audit of the neighborhoods surrounding the convention center to learn how conducive the city is to active transportation (biking, walking), physical activity, and other aspects of wellness.
During the audit concerns about the condition of certain sidewalks and the ADA Accessibility of different sidewalks were discussed. City Commissioners Jim Sands and Mike Ryan attended the summit and participated in the walk.
“Sidewalks are rated from 1-10, and we’re a little biased, but we’ll probably give it anywhere between a six and a seven,”said Sands. “Because we do have lights in a lot of areas that we walked today.”
The sidewalk issue is something that both Sands and Ryan would like to look further into in the future.