Healthcare Network launches Wellness Warriors to tackle childhood obesity

Dr. Salvatore Anzalone

July 18, 2025 — Healthcare Network, the largest pediatric care provider in Collier County, has launched a new evidence-based, multi-disciplinary initiative to tackle the rise in obesity among local children and teens.

Made possible by grants from the Naples Children and Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naple Winter Wine Festival, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wellness Warriors is a proactive, comprehensive and culturally appropriate effort to reduce childhood obesity through nutritional, medical and behavioral health care, as well as family involvement alongside child-focused interventions…

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