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About |
We
Can!™ stands for Ways to Enhance Children's
Activity & Nutrition. We Can! is a
national education program designed for parents and caregivers to
help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight.
Parents and caregivers are
the primary influencers for this age group. We
Can! offers parents and families tips and fun
activities to encourage healthy eating, increase physical activity
and reduce sedentary or screen time.
It also offers community
groups and health professionals resources to implement programs
and fun activities for parents and youth in communities around the
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The
vision of We Can! Healthy Berrien is to:
Decrease
the burden of obesity and overweight and its associated
chronic diseases in Berrien County.
This
can be done through the following steps:
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•Create
a county-wide environment that
fosters and encourages healthy lifestyles.
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•Empower
residents to make healthy choices through education,
encouragement, and policy change.
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•Maximize
existing community resources.
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•Facilitate
partnerships to fill existing gaps in programs.
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We
Can!™ strives to improve the lives of youth and families
across the United States by addressing key overweight and obesity
issues affecting our communities.
Become a WeCan! Healthy
Berrien partner and add the WeCan! Healthy Berrien logo to your
website or literature. To access the Berrien logo, send us an
email on the Contact page.
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Click
here to download the 3-fold display containing valuable
information on the WeCan! Healthy Berrien program.
View the latest
Berrien County Health Department news release on healthy lifestyles.
Healthy
Lifestyles 2009
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