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SUMMER 2013

Welcome to We Can!

Mix it up with We Can! in the Kitchen this Summer!

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We Can! has been hard at work developing recipe cards for you and your family's use in the kitchen. Our nearly 40 recipes feature healthy takes on traditional recipes from a variety of NHLBI cookbooks and provide creative ideas for healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. Individual recipe cards can be downloaded here.

Use these recipes to involve your children in the kitchen! Kids often will try the meals that they help prepare, and We Can! has some great tips to get your family startedpdf document icon (85 KB PDF). Together you can whip up a tasty meal that everyone will enjoy. If you try some of our recipes, let us know which one is your favorite by posting your thoughts and photos to our Facebook pageexternal disclaimer.

We Can! Teams up with Let's Move Faith and Communities

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We Can! is excited to announce its partnership with Let's Move Faith and Communities (LMFC), a component of the First Lady's Let's Move! National initiative. LMFC and We Can! have joined together to help some of our most trusted community leaders, faith-based and neighborhood organizations, help families in their communities keep youth at a healthy weight. Read more about this new partnership here! More �

In Other News

Looking for new materials? Hoping to better engage parents and youth in your We Can! programs? We're here to help with new GO, SLOW, and WHOA! Flashcards, tip sheets, and a community news article.

New Go, Slow, and Whoa! Flashcards

Use the new We Can! flashcardspdf document icon (2.4 MB PDF) to help children and parents think about whether food choices fall into the GO, SLOW, or WHOA categories. You can download the flashcards in a PDF to print and place in a binder, or use them in a slide presentation. These are a great activity to guide families in making healthier selections. Thank you We Can! community site C.H.O.I.C.E.S. in Atlanta, GA, for the "flash" of inspiration!

Revised, Easier-to-Read Tip Sheets

We hope you will be as excited as we are about our revised English-language parent tip sheets. Check out the new format, engaging illustrations and easier-to-read language. Learn more about nutrition�from cooking healthier to meal planning�with these tip sheets:

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More Resources in Spanish

Seven newly designed Spanish-language tip sheets�with updated content that has been culturally adapted and is user-friendly�are available online.

  • Utilice los datos de la etiqueta de nutrici�n � Using the nutrition label information
  • Cómo elegir alimentos más saludables: la clave est� en la VARiedad (VAR) � For healthier food choices: the key is to have a variety
  • Opciones para una alimentaci�n saludable (VAR) � Choices for healthy eating
  • Consejos que le ayudar�n a mantener un peso saludable para toda la vida � Tips to maintain a healthy life
  • Bocadillos 100 calorias o menos � Snacks 100 calories or less
  • Comer bien y mas actividad (energy in/out) � Eating well and moving more
  • Hacer que la actividad fisica sea divertida � Making physical activity fun

We've also updated and expanded the Spanish-language website to provide more information and make it easier to navigate. Check out the new Spanish home page.

"How to Tell if Your Child is at a Healthy Weight" Community News Feature

We recently held a series of parent forums at our community sites, and one of the issues we heard is that it can be hard for parents to determine if their children are at a healthy weight. That is why we developed a news article to address this very important topic. In this new resource, we discuss body mass index (BMI) and how it can be used by health care providers. Whether you're a community site looking for useful handouts at We Can! events, articles for your monthly newsletter, or a parent trying to determine if your child is at a healthy weight, this article may be helpful for you.

You Asked, We Answered

Q: How can I share information about childhood obesity with parents, children, and the community outside of our site's existing We Can! programming and events? More �

Explore the rest of our newsletter to see how communities around the nation are implementing We Can! programming and making real change in their hometowns.

 

Community Site Spotlight

Adults and children doing yoga in a room Bringing families together through yoga, yogurt parfaits, and a unique game of tag, We Promote Health is thinking outside of the box in their effort to keep families of Ellicott City, Maryland healthy.
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Community Site Spotlight

Family, fun, and learning about healthy living can all happen at once, and Community Hospital Anderson's (CHA) We Can! programming has been proving that since 2008.
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We Can! Champion

We Can! salutes the latest Community Assistance Award recipients for a job well done! Check out brief highlights of great work from our awardees!
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Last Updated: September 30, 2013