North Little Rock, Arkansas, home to approximately 62,304 residents, is tackling obesity throughout the community. Approximately 35% of adults in the Little Rock-North Little Rock metropolitan area, of which North Little Rock is a principal city, are obese. Further, 37.5% of students in the North Little Rock School District are overweight or obese, which is higher than the national rate. Fit2Live initiative was created in 2009 by the City of North Little Rock and the North Little Rock School District to address the obesity epidemic in our city and make the healthy choice the easy choice for our residents.