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City of South Lake Tahoe "WE CAN" Program
LINKS: Activities Contacts Summer Fitness Booklet (PDF/6MB)
The City of South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department is proud to be one of the founders of the City of South Lake Tahe "WE CAN" program. Other founding partners include the Barton Healthcare System.
The National "WE CAN" program page can be visitied by clicking here or on the logo above. (This will naviagte you away from the Parks and Recreation web site and open a new page.)
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 country.
Four of the National Institutes of Health have come together to bring you We Can! The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in collaboration with 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 have combined their unique resources and activities as part of We Can!