News & Events

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Recent News Stories

We Can! Events and Challenges Get Baltic, SD Students Moving
Posted November 20, 2012
Realizing there was a need for health programming in Baltic, the high school's Health and Wellness Committee conducted their own background research to inspire We Can! programming.

MARC Academy Cooks Up Healthy Habits
Posted November 20, 2012
MARC Academy and Family Center in South Bronx, New York, a community center serving children ages 5-12 years old, is implementing a creative We Can! program by educating parents on the importance of positive food choices and demanding the very best from their food suppliers.

We Can! Champion: Ted Everett from Washington County
Posted November 20, 2012
As the Executive Director of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Ted Everett took the lead in helping his community get healthy using his gregarious personality and passionate enthusiasm for the We Can! program as tools to recruit and involve local partners in the effort.

We Can! Parent Program Training "TOPS" Expectations
Posted November 20, 2012
When We Can! national partner Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) contacted the We Can! team about providing a Parent Program training for their field staff, the team saw it as a great opportunity to share the program's messages and resources with a whole new grassroots force.

We Can! Takes to the Airwaves to Mark September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Posted September 26, 2012
To mark September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, We Can!, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Ad Council, launched a multimedia public service announcement campaign focused on helping parents and caregivers help children maintain a healthy weight.

We Can! in the News
Posted September 11, 2012
We Can! partner BAPS Charities of Lansdale—a nonprofit international charity organization committed to sincerely serving the world by caring for individuals, families, and communities—recently hosted its annual Children's Health and Safety Day in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. We Can! was the theme for this year's event, which offered seminars, workshops, and activities for parents and children from local health officials and administrators, all with the focus on how to improve nutrition choices, enhance physical activity, and reduce screen time.

Read more news stories in the News Archive.