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Childhood Obesity Program
 Action Plan Participant:  Women, Infants and Children Program

WIC provides nutrition and health education, healthy food and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify.  WIC’s goal is to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, new moms, and kids under age 5 healthy. WIC recently launched a childhood obesity prevention program by working directly with area pediatricians to educate parents on proper nutrition and weight.

 
Priority Area: 

Health Education

  
Priority Sub-Area:   

3, A)    Nutrition and diabetes education

Goal:

To set children on a path to a healthy weight and life-long good health.

Method(s):

Partner with medical providers to provide consistent, age-appropriate, preventive messages.
Timeline:          

2005-2006
Indicators:       

Massachusetts Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
Progress: Program is now ongoing

How citizens can  get involved:

By advocating for funding for similar programs.                 
Contact Information:

Lisa Alves, Fall River WIC Program, 508 679-9349.