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Miriam Hospital gets $2.4-million grant for childhood obesity program

PROVIDENCE — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Miriam Hospital a five-year, $2.4-million grant to study the value of a program designed to “help children from low-income families whose health is challenged by obesity,” according to a media release from the hospital.Based on UnitedHealth Group's “Join for Me” initiative, the Rhode Island program will involve Miriam’s Weight Control and Diabetes Research [...]

 

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