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Childhood Obesity Rates Declining for the First Time in 30 Years

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Dr. Stephen Cook is assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Golisano Children’s Hospital. He also heads several local initiatives to combat childhood obesity.

Dr. Cook says this is the "good news" health officials have waited a long time to hear.

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.