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Health and Fitness Resources

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Family Health Nights

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LiveFIT NH

LiveFit NHLiveFIT NH is a New Hampshire Public Television community engagement project designed to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in children and adults. Recognizing the challenge of maintaining healthy habits, the LiveFIT NH project is focused on increasing awareness of, and helping to reduce the incidence of, childhood obesity, which has become an epidemic in the U.S. Health experts say that obesity causes serious health complications, shortens lifespans and strains our health care system. >> More

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7/11 Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (Show 708) -
A Native American story of Little Gopher following his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision of becoming an artist for his people and bringing the colors of the sunset down to the earth. LeVar visits the Pueblo Indian people of Taos, New Mexico where Mother Earth plays a crucial role in their art. He interviews a painter, a family of pottery makers, and a family of dancers. Each explains the traditions behind their art and the Native American culture.
NH Feature book by NH author and illustrator Tomie dePaola



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