Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo - In a comprehensive push to reshape local health services, Mayor Estefanía Mercado’s administration has unveiled a suite of preventive, nutritional, and community-based initiatives aimed at curbing obesity and chronic disease in Playa del Carmen.

At a press briefing, Municipal Secretary of Health José Antonio Uribe Trujillo revealed that recent assessments of more than 3,300 beneficiaries show 46.7 percent struggle with obesity. To address this, the city has launched targeted nutrition workshops, psychological support, and expanded public health education.