We Can!
The UMHS is an intensive site for We Can!
With approximately 16 percent of young people ages 6 to 19 now overweight, childhood obesity, and its additional health consequences, has become a public health epidemic. It is impossible to effectively tackle this issue alone. We Can! ( Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a collaboration between the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Visit the We Can! Web site and discover the useful tools and wealth of information about healthy lifestyles. Need some information right now? Here’s the Parent Handbook, Families Finding the Balance (PDF), for you to review.
