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It's a new decade, and with it come many new developments from We Can!® partners and community sites, and lots of great coverage of the program by media nationwide thanks to a three-stop tour by a soccer star, Tab Ramos, on the program's behalf.
Hopefully the stories you read here—and the new tip sheets and news articles posted online—will give you and your family enough energy to roll all the way into the great outdoor physical activities that spring brings. 
Heading into its fifth year of operation, We Can!
just keeps growing. The program was up to 1,225 registered sites across the country and in 11 other countries. And that count includes 18 We Can! Cities and Counties—another number that just keeps rising.
A lot of these community sites have some really exciting activities taking place. Take a look at—and get inspired by—some of the latest happenings:  Supported by We Can! partner SUBWAY® restaurants, over the course of 2010 communities would be offering several We Can! regional trainings on the program and its curricula. Take a look to see if there's one in your neighborhood.
Olympic soccer star Tab Ramos recently reached out to children, parents, and the media with messages about healthy eating, physical activity, and reducing screen time through an event tour—in English and Spanish—that attracted media coverage in Atlanta, Houston, and San Diego.
A We Can! partner in the home of the Steelers makes a can't-miss play by identifying and teaming up with a strong local community group that uses its two downtown centers to reach folks who need guidance on how to live healthier lifestyles.
You might be familiar with CATCH Kids Club, one of the three We Can! core curricula. But have you heard of FlagHouse, the corporation behind the scenes? As a We Can! partner, they have some fabulous plans to help spread the We Can! word.
Now that we’re about a month into the new decade‚ it may be a good time to do a check on how you’re doing with your New Year’s resolutions.
Have you started running out of steam when it comes to eating better and getting the whole family up and moving away from the TV or computer screens? Don’t despair‚ just keep reading for ways to get re-energized and get back on track (and then check out the rest of the tip sheets for more): Tip #1: Put it on paper! Use a family activity planner to make time each day for some type of physical activity for the whole family—use hand weights to play a round of Simon Says‚ or schedule time for family yoga. It will help keep you moving forward‚ literally and figuratively. Tip #2: Speaking of schedules‚ keep to a regular eating schedule—and when you do eat, make sure to sit down and chew slowly. Tip #3: "Comfort" foods are popular during winter‚ but these are often heavy and high in fat. When you’re cooking—or grocery shopping—try to cut back on use of fats or oils‚ and make better choices when you do use them. Avoid confusion with the new‚ easy-to-use‚ Fats and Oils to Choose tip sheet. We Can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition, We Can!, and the We Can! logos are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). |  | | The new decade is barely underway, but
We Can! communities are already making a splash with exciting activities and programming: Falls Church, Virginia
The global online community has a chance to check out We Can!’s core messages thanks to a Fairfax, Virginia site that has posted Public Service Announcement videos created by kids who have participated in
We Can! programs.
 Brunswick, Georgia
The City of Brunswick, Georgia, has held three We Can! field days so far, and now they've even recruited local police officers to help spread We Can! messages. Their creativity can inspire all of us to find innovative new ways to improve the health of communities.
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 | | The holidays may be over, but the We Can! team is still in a gift-giving mood. We Can! community sites are doing great work improving the health of their communities and helping the We Can! movement grow.
New tip sheets and ready-made articles were posted to the resource page of the program's Web site, to click, print, and then tack up on your bulletin board, stick under a fridge magnet, or copy and hand out to your family and friends. The fridge may be the best place to put a new sheet that offers advice on Sugar in Drinks. You might be surprised by what you find, especially when it comes to fruit juices! You can put it next to the easy-to-read Fats and Oils to Choose tip sheet, which shows you which ones you should choose more often. Plus the new Make Physical Activity Fun tip sheet has you covered on ways to get the whole family up and moving. Did you know that today, 8- to 18-year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53 hours a week)? (Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds, 2010). If your child retreats to the bedroom to play games on the computer or watch their own personal TV, see the simple tips in Help Children Reduce Screen Time. We Can! also offers several new ready-to-use news articles. These can be used for organizational newsletters, Web sites, or other communication vehicles. | |
| How Communities can get involved | | How Organizations can get involved | | Visit http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov | | Call 1-866-35-WECAN | |  |
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