Let’s Go! Healthcare
Overview
Let’s Go! is a nationally recognized childhood obesity prevention program designed to increase healthy eating and active living in children from birth to 18. Let’s Go! works in six sectors (schools, early childhood, after school, healthcare, workplace and community) to reach children and families where they live, study, work, and play. Let’s Go! is centered on the common message of “5210″.
The Let’s Go! Healthcare Sector currently focuses on educating primary care physicians on childhood obesity. The Healthcare Sector provides educational outreach, supporting materials and training to physicians working with patients and their families on promoting healthy eating and physical activity to prevent obesity. Introducing the Let’s Go! messages in the provider offices not only provides a credible location for the messages, it also emphasizes the important role healthcare professionals can play as community partners.
Within the next year, Let’s Go! Healthcare will begin working with hospitals around 1.) being baby-friendly, 2.) their food environment, and 3.) workplace wellness.
