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The Aetna Foundation recently bestowed YMCA of Greater New York a total of $50,000 in grants to review the effectiveness of YMCA's digital and social media fitness and activity tracking system (Y-MVP).
The Y-MVP, a "digital badge" system that makes use of modern game design, aims to improve fitness among teens in Harlem. Harlem YMCA is currently launching a campaign to promote Y-MVP to reduce high obesity rates among New York City's youth.
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