SMALL STEPS, BIG STRIDES--Gov. Bob Taft leads children from Ohio Ave. Elementary School in doing jumping-jacks during the kick-off of a statewide health and wellness initiative entitled "Small Steps, Big Strides for Healthy Ohioans, Healthy Communities," in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. The program is designed to lower Ohio's chronic disease rates by improving nutrition and physical activity, and reducing tobacco use. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BIOTERROR INFO LINE--Dr. J. Nick Baird, Director of the Ohio Dept. of Health, is seen during an event, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Baird announced that ODH has opened a Bioterrorism Information Line. The line should not be used to report suspicious incidents or hoaxes--use local law inforcement or 911. This line, toll-free at 1-866-936-4636, "will be staffed by public health professionals prepared to answer these questions (about bioterrorism) and bring a sense of calm in this chaotic time", said Dr. Baird. He said that thusfar there have been no confirmed cases of anthrax in over 50 tests that have been conducted. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BIOTERRORISM BRIEFING--U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, speaks during a briefing concerning upcoming congressional action on anti-bioterrorism efforts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Rep. Brown is the senior Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

ANTHRAX SCARE--Columbus police officers are seen in front of a downtown building where a letter containing white powder was received, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. The hoax was one of several recorded in the state. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)