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We Can! Program – 2
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. At a rally in Washington DC, hundreds of elementary and middle school students heard boxing champion Laila Ali explain her goal to help children avoid the physical hardships of obesity.
Ali: You know I feel that it’s very important that people like myself come and promote a program such as We Can! Because we have this big problem with childhood obesity in the United States and I can’t stand seeing kids walking around with ailments that they shouldn’t have as young adults. And I know there’s a lot of parents that feel like they just don’t know what to do. So they can log on to wecan.org get the information, get involved and there shouldn’t be anymore excuses. That’s why we’re here today.
Narrator: For details on the We Can! education program, and for more about medical research, visit www.nih.gov. Health Matters is produced by the National Institutes of Health, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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