Today's Globe reports that a local program is trying to fight childhood obesity. Let's Get Movin' is "an after-school program that provides sports, cardio activities, and nutrition classes to middle and elementary school students" and is sponsored by the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Northeastern University's Urban Youth Sports program.
Let's Get Movin' receives some national publicity as part of a Discovery Health Channel (Comcast cable channel 226) show called "Healthy Steps to Treat Childhood Obesity," which airs today at 9 a.m. (as well as Dec. 29 at 9 a.m., Jan. 6 at 8 a.m. and Jan. 20 at 8 a.m.).
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