We Can! FAQ's Who developed We Can!? We Can!, or Ways to Enhance
Children’s Activity and Nutrition, is a public education
outreach program designed to help children 8-13 years old stay
at a healthy weight by improving food choices, increasing
physical activity, and reducing screen time. The program is a
collaboration of four Institutes of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH)—the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Cancer Institute
(NCI). What are the basic concepts of We Can!? We Can! Is a
four-session program with dynamic activities for parents to
encourage a healthy weight in their family. The core concept
explored is “energy balance,” or the long-term balance between
ENERGY IN (calories from food) and ENERGY OUT (calories burned
through activity). In a fun and hands-on way, the sessions focus
on helping participants learn esse