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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

ProActive Kids, Good Samaritan Hospital Partner to Fight Childhood Obesity

The Wheaton-based foundation will offer a three-tiered childhood obesity intervention program at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove is partnering with a local organization to offer free programs for children struggling with unhealthy weight. The Wheaton-based ProActive Kids (PAK) Foundation announced its partnership with the hospital Tuesday, making Downers Grove its fourth site location in DuPage County.  Together, with Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, the foundation will bring the ProActive Kids programs to the Downers Grove community and surrounding municipalities to fight the growing childhood obesity epidemic. "We are very excited to be working with Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital as it extends our reach to children and families across DuPage County,” said Nicole Klinkhamer, executive director of ProActive Kids…

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