We Can! Pittsburgh Media Resources
We Can!™ (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition) was launched in Pittsburgh at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and included a fitness demonstration for about 15 children, a check presentation to the museum by UPMC Health Plan, and a presentation of the We Can! city designation to the mayor. Speakers and dignitaries included:
- Diane P. Holder – President, UPMC Health Plan
- Luke Ravenstahl – Mayor, City of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Susan Shurin – Deputy Director, NHLBI
- Roger Oxendale – President, Children’s Hospital of UPMC
- Dr. Kiran Bhat – Physician, Children’s Community Pediatrics – Armstrong
- Jane Werner – Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
- Idamarie Laquatra, Ph.D., RD – Director, Global Nutrition, H.J. Heinz Company
We Can! Pittsburgh Media Coverage:
- We Can! (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Slimming down is goal of We Can! (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- Pittsburgh launches plan to deal with childhood obesity (Pittsburgh Business Times)
- Pittsburgh embraces We Can! after Armstrong's success (Leader Times)
- Press release for We Can! Pittsburgh
- We Can! Fact Sheet
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