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Get Up & Go: Building healthy habits as a family
Discover how Get Up & Go helps children and families lead healthier lives. Our programs combine nutrition education, physical activity, cooking, and family support in a fun, engaging environment that encourages lasting habits.
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Engaging programs for the whole family
Our Get Up & Go programs take advantage of children’s natural curiosity and energy by presenting engaging and entertaining content that makes it exciting to lead healthy and active lives. We use easy-to-understand language and terms that appeal to children. Our goal is to create a fun and educational environment for the entire family to learn about healthy lifestyles.
Weight Management Program- This free 10-week program takes a team approach to achieving a healthy weight, encouraging both children and their families to attend, set goals and learn together.
Developmental Differences Program- A free program designed by physicians and registered dietitians that provides hands-on nutrition education for children with special needs, along with fun physical activities that get both kids and parents moving.
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program- This program helps children who are pre-disposed to getting diabetes or diagnosed with prediabetes establish healthy habits.
Teen Weight Loss Support- Adolescent Weight Loss Support is a virtual program designed to equip teens with tools to optimize health goals. Long-term success stems from building lifelong healthy habits. Our goal in the Adolescent Weight Loss Support Program is to help your teen lose weight – and keep it off for good.
Family Cooking Program- With our hands-on cooking instruction, each week, children and their families will cook and eat healthy, delicious dishes that can easily be made at home.
Planting Healthy Habits Program- This program teaches your family that plants and humans need many of the same things to grow and be healthy.
Healthy Lifestyle After-School Program- We partner with schools to deliver nutrition education in after-school programs where children will learn what a healthy lifestyle looks like and participate in fun physical activity.
Parental Support group - Parent Support Group provides a safe environment for parents, guardians, and care givers to learn, connect, and develop skills to support their family on their healthy lifestyle journey.
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Get Up & Go by Children’s Health℠ offers a wide range of programs and services to empower families in making lasting healthy lifestyle changes. Whether it’s learning healthy food choices along with fun games and exercises or cooking delicious meals and planting and growing the food you eat, our programs have the resources you need to kickstart healthy habits that will last a lifetime.