Covidien Surgical Devices and United Way of Greater New Haven have opened a new front in the battle against childhood obesity. The two organizations have teamed up to provide 5,000 Get Fit Kits to New Haven school children. The kits include a pedometer, a jump rope, a water bottle, a ball and a Frisbee.
Published in The New Haven Register, Saturday, October, 29, 2011
By Steve Higgins, Special to the Register
In this podcast Robert, Production Supervisor at Covidien, talks about his experience with the production and community benefits of Covidien's "Get Fit Kits" that are distributed through United Way's Boost! program.
New Haven Independent
BY Melissa Bailey | DEC 15, 2010
Mirna Rivera took a break from assembling surgical staplers to put together a fitness package for school kids—then joined them in the gym to try out the equipment.
