About Fit Kids and WE CAN!


Fit Kids Playground is now a We Can!™Community Site!


The mission of We Can!™ and Fit Kids Playground is to:


Decrease the burden of childhood obesity and its associated potential chronic diseases in the Tampa Bay area. Through parental education, early childhood intervention through fun education and community awareness about the simple steps that can be implemented to teach healthy habits for life, the Tampa Bay community will be healthier for years to come.

This can be done through the following steps:

  • Create age appropriate education curriculum that teaches children about healthy weight basics (how to help them make good food decisions to eat right), get active, and reduce screen time. This program can be implemented by parent volunteers and will be supported by the We Can™ curriculum for Parents and Caregivers.

  • Empower families to make healthy choices through education, encouragement, and environment change.

  • Maximize existing community resources and programs and educate the community about their existance.

  • Empower parents and caregivers with We Can!™ helpful information and dozens of valuable resources for them to educate their family, including tips, worksheets, and tools, all designed to help their family stay healthy. Learn more about healthy weight basics and how to help your family eat right, get active, and reduce screen time.

  • Facilitate partnerships to fill existing gaps in programs.

    • Become a We Can!™ Fit Kids Playground partner!

    Community members from diverse backgrounds are needed to make this project successful. Policy makers, residents, health professionals, city leaders, developers, and farmers are only a few examples of the unique talent needed to find creative solutions to this problem. If you would like to find out how you can make a difference here in Tampa and how you can help improve the health of our community contact us! We Can!™ strives to improve the lives of youth and families across the United States by addressing key overweight and obesity issues affecting our communities. Become a WeCan! Fit Kids Playground partner and add the WeCan! Fit Kids Playground logo to your website or literature. To access the Fit Kids Playground logo or the We Can!™ logo, send us an email on the Contact page.