Weighing in on America's Future: Childhood Obesity Summit
March 15, 2011 - 8:30am |
The Washington Post | 1150 15th Street, NW | Washington, DC
Overview
A panel of influential government officials, health experts, professional athletes, celebrities and young people gathered to discuss the national health crisis of child obesity. This summit focused on solutions. Speakers addressed the role of the government and schools in tackling the problem. Nearly one in three children in the United States is overweight or obese. Called Weighing in on America's Future: Childhood Obesity Summit, this high profile event highlights the most successful approaches and programs in helping America's children become healthier.
Speakers
Former US Assistant Surgeon General
Director, Food & Nutrition Services, Montgomery County Public Schools
Former Governor of Maryland
CEO of the Gen YOUth Foundation
16th Surgeon General of the United States
Baltimore Ravens Running Back
Deputy Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Brookings Institute
Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent
Executive Director, Let's Move!
Editor for Health, Science and Environmental, The Washington Post
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The three-time Olympian and current co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition speaks during the Childhood Obesity Summit hosted by Washington Post Live.
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The Top Chef finalist and D.C. chef, Carla Hall, speaks at the Childhood Obesity Summit sponsored by Washington Post Live. The chef was given the challenge of making the lunch for the event on a budget of $2.32 for each guest.
