Upcoming
Events - Three Briefings of Interest This
Week
One of the
policy priorities identified at the National
Summit on Obesity Policy in May was to ensure that
the built environment helps to foster physically
active lifestyles. To this end, the American
Planning Association along with the National
Association of County and City Health Officials,
the National Recreation and Park Association,
KaBOOM!, YMCA and the American Public Health
Association are having a briefing in Washington,
DC to examine the correlation between the built
environment and the public's health.
Speakers for
the event include: Jenelle Krishnamoorthy
(Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions), Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, DrPH (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention) and Reid
Ewing, PhD (National Center for Smart
Growth).
What: Built
Environment and Public Health Congressional
Information Session
When: Wednesday,
February 6th, 2008 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Senate Capitol Room
S120
For additional
information, click
here.
Also this week
is - A briefing to examine the multitude
of major issues facing our nation's young
athletes
What: Congressional
Fitness Caucus & Congressional Caucus on Youth
Sports Joint Briefing
When: Thursday, February
7th, 2008 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where:
2456 Rayburn House Office Building
For more
information, contact Kate Fox (Rep. McIntyre) at
(202) 225-2731 or
kate.fox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Finally, those
interested in the co-morbidities of obesity may be
interested in the Women Heart, the Heart Rhythm
Society and the American Heart
Association briefing entitled, "Heart Disease
and Stroke 101: What Everyone Should Know".
This briefing will begin at 12:30 on February 7th
and will be held in United States Capitol Room
HC-5.
To RSVP for
this event, or for more information, please email
Michelle Limes at the American Heart Association
at
michelle.limes@xxxxxxxxx
or by phone at (202) 785-7949.
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