We Can!™: An Education Program to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight
Karen A. Donato, SM
Abstract
We Can!™, Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition, is a national public education program developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide guidance to parents, caregivers, health professionals, and others seeking to help children ages 8 to 13 maintain a healthy weight. We Can! programs are under way in the in 597 U.S. community sites in 46 states as well as in eight other countries.