The Crisis of Childhood Obesity: Is it Reversible?
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in collaboration with PhillyHealthInfo.org; its Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine; and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Public Health & Science, Region III present The Crisis of Childhood Obesity: Is It Reversible? on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 10:00 AM.
Statistics show that more than 12.5 million children and adolescents—17.1% of people ages 2 to 19 years—are overweight or obese. These children and adolescents are more likely to have serious risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes. Teaching children the importance of healthy eating and being physically active at a young age is crucial to reversing the serious obesity epidemic in this country.
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH, Acting Surgeon General, United States Department of Health
With participation by:
Donald F. Schwarz, MD, MPH, Deputy Mayor, Health & Opportunity and Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
And a panel of local implementers to include:
Vanessa Briggs, MBA, RD, LDN, Executive Director, Health Promotion Council
Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University, Principal Investigator, Philadelphia GROW Project
Arthur C. Evans, PhD, Acting Commissioner, Department of Human Services and Director, Department of Behavioral Health & Mental Retardation Services, City of Philadelphia
Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, JD, Executive Director, National Nursing Centers Consortium
This program is free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 10:00 AM
Program will begin promptly
Light refreshments available at 9:30 AM
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia
To register call: 215.563.3737, ext. 304; email: ; or visit http://www.collphyphil.org to register on-line