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Want to hang out with former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, Let’s Move Executive Director Sam Kass, and Salud America! Director Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez?
Washington Post Live will host a Childhood Obesity Summit on Sept. 20, 2013, featuring these and other exciting leaders in the movement who will offer fresh perspectives on strategies for reversing the epidemic and recent signs of progress.
There are a few ways you can take part:
- Apply here to attend in person in Washington, D.C.
- Watch a livestream of the event.
- Converse on Twitter using the hashtag #childhoodobesity.
Other scheduled speakers include Regina Benjamin, the 18th Surgeon General of the United States; Yael Lehmann, executive director of The Food Trust; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF; which is also sponsoring the event).
Discussions will center on strategies to reduce obesity that are proving to be successful, including changes to school meals programs, efforts to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities and opportunities to encourage physical activity throughout the school day.
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, director of Salud America!, an RWJF-funded research network based at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, will discuss what’s working to improve healthy lifestyles in Latino-centric regions across the country.
Dr. Ramirez’ Twitter handle is @SaludToday.
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)
