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Piece Description
In part one of the series, we reported on a clinical program in Holyoke, Massachusetts that helps overweight children adopt healthier habits. It's part of a statewide collaborative focused on rising rates of obesity and diabetes among low-income and Latino populations, like Holyoke's. In this feature, we check in with one family trying to follow their doctor's advice.
Broadcast History
first aired on WFCR in Amherst, MA in July 2010
Transcript
Yesterday, we reported on a clinical program in Holyoke, Massachusetts that helps overweight children adopt healthier habits. It’s part of a statewide collaborative focused on rising rates of obesity and diabetes among low-income and Latino populations, like Holyoke’s. Today, we check in with one family trying to follow their doctor’s advice. Karen Brown reports.
KIHUANNA ESPADA KEEPS A PHOTOGRAPH OF HERSELF ON THE MIRROR ABOVE HER DRESSER. IN IT, SHE’S SITTING ON A KITCHEN COUNTER CROSS-LEGGED, SHOWING OFF HER NEWLY PAINTED TOE-NAILS. BUT THESE DAYS, WHAT MATTERS TO HER IN THAT PHOTO, IS HOW THIN SHE WAS. IT WAS TAKEN THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE WAS SIX YEARS OLD – AND ABOUT 60 POUNDS LIGHTER.
every time people see it, they say, you should get better. like, you should get the same way you were. not just keep gaining weight.0:21:56.4 and I say, you're right, I should.
KIHUANNA LIVES IN...
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Timing and Cues
5:17 plus intro
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Yesterday, we reported on a clinical program in Holyoke, Massachusetts that helps overweight children adopt healthier habits. It’s part of a statewide collaborative focused on rising rates of obesity and diabetes among low-income and Latino populations, like Holyoke’s. Today, we check in with one family trying to follow their doctor’s advice. Karen Brown reports.
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