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Also in attendance were AHF President and Founder Dr. Ernst L. Wynder and children who participate in the Foundation's health education program KNOW YOUR BODY. This educational program, which teaches healthy practices to children and their families, is in place in more than 40 states and at various New York City elementary schools.
"Since President Calvin Coolidge originally proclaimed the National Child Health Day seventy years ago, we have made incredible advances in science and medicine, beyond what anyone could have ever imagined," Mayor Giuliani said. "But as far as we have come, each year the health report card issued by the American Health Foundation remind us that we must remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure the health and well-being of our children. National Child Health Day gives parents, children and society as a whole, the chance to take time out and reflect on ways we can accomplish this.
"I'd like to thank the American Health Foundation, its corporate partners Allstate, Kellogg Company and Sunny Delight in teaming up on National Child Health Day. I also want to congratulate Whoopi Goldberg on being named Goodwill Ambassador and Spokesperson for the American Health Foundation. I applaud her efforts to educate children about health issues in a fun and entertaining way."
The NHF is devoted to chronic disease prevention. In addition to education and nutritional programs for children, it conducts a wide range of basic and clinical research initiatives.