AMC Joins Initiative for Children's Health

SARANAC LAKE - Adirondack Medical Center is proud to announce it has joined We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition), a science-based, National Institutes of Health (NIH) movement that teaches parents, caregivers, kids and communities ways to eat healthier, increase physical activity and limit screen time to help children ages eight through 13 maintain a healthy weight.

"In We Can! we've found an easy-to-use, science-based program that not only provides us with valuable resources-it also lets us tap into the expertise of more than a thousand other communities that are already committed to using the program to help overcome weight gain in their communities," said Jessica Fraser, Community Health Manager.

For its part, AMC will offer a four-week, science-based workshop that helps children and their families to make healthier choices about nutrition, physical activity, and screen time.  Topics include BMI, portion distortion, energy balance, reading labels, meal planning, (health substitutes and money saving ideas), and staying motivated for long-term success.

The workshop is open to parents or caregivers, and their children who are over 10 years of age.  It will take place on Tuesdays, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Room at AMC in Saranac Lake.  There is no charge for this workshop.  The registration deadline is Sept. 9.  Contact Jessica Fraser at 523-8353 or e-mail jmfraser@amcCares.org.

We Can! is spearheaded by NHLBI and three other NIH institutes-the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Cancer Institute. More than 1,000 sites in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and 11 other countries, have committed to using We Can!, with new sites continuing to sign up regularly. 

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