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UW Begins Free Seminars on Kids and Weight

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Public vaccinations helped stem the spread of certain childhood diseases.Now, some health experts think it may be time for a similar effort to help kids trim down.Tuesday night (7/19), the UW Medical School begins a string of free seminars on kids and weight.The first is called ‘Confronting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic.’Shamane Mills reports…

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