Title: Children's Healthy Weight Program Posted by Health Egroup

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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health

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We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on three critical behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.

The program is a collaboration of four Institutes of the National Institutes of Health: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and the National Cancer Institute. For more information, see <www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/>.

Information about this program was posted by Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC), an egroup hosted by the Mid Continental Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. BHIC is an excellent source of information about programs, grant opportunities, and other items of interest in health. For more information, or to subscribe, contact Community Outreach Liaison Siobhan Champ-Blackwell at <siobhan@creighton.edu>.