Give yourselves a round of applause!

Why?

In five short years, your dedication to spreading the word about We Can! has helped it grow from 14 pilot sites to now more than 1,300 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 12 other nations.

Without your support, We Can!—which was launched by the National Institutes of Health in 2005—would not have taken root so quickly from coast–to–coast and overseas, winning over community leaders and 45 private– and public–sector national partners to help spread the word about the program.

Together, you have helped us touch countless American families by sharing with them the importance of eating right, moving more, and spending less time in front of the screen in order to maintain a healthy weight.

To recognize the dedication of our community sites, partners, and supporting organizations, We Can! is planning a series of activities, including a video contest, to highlight the efforts to promote a healthy weight in children and families across the country. You can read all about it in the news and events section of the We Can! Web site.

But, before you do…

Check out all the many interesting updates we have from community sites and partners in this edition of We Can! in Action.

And, as always, if you have questions or aren't finding the information you need, please e-mail us.

Five years since the launch of We Can!, the program now has over 1,300 registered sites, including 23 We Can! Cities and Counties. If you’re interested in increasing your involvement in the program as we move into our next phase, consider becoming a We Can! City or County yourself!

All across the country, exciting We Can! events have been unfolding:

Atlanta joined the We Can! City program this year, and garnered some local media coverage at their kickoff event.

In cities across the country, including Pittsburgh and Chicago, among others, eager participants heard creative ideas about how to implement the We Can! program—and got the chance to meet other, likeminded community members in the process.

In Nevada, We Can!’s Go, Slow, Whoa chart has a whole new sound—as a song! It even has a music video to match.

We’re only halfway through the year, and already some of our We Can! partners have been making a splash.

Brand new We Can! partner SPARK brings not only their expertise on elementary physical activity, but another We Can! curriculum, along with other resources.

A strategy session in the nation’s capital, and another in nearby Delaware, introduced program site leaders, partners, and would-be partners to each other and included a discussion on how to grow the program in a new environment.

A SUBWAY® restaurant franchise owner in northern Georgia is supporting a local site in bringing We Can! programming to their community.

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