Workshop on Childhood Obesity Prevention - Austin, Texas
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Texas Capitol Auditorium
8:00 am Welcome
Jeffrey Koplan, Chair, IOM Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention (Vice President for Global Health, Emory University)
Eduardo Sanchez, Member, IOM Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention (Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)
Mayor Will Wynn, Austin, Texas
Commissioner David Lakey, Texas Department of State Health Services
Ken Shine, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Texas System
9:00 Overview: Childhood Obesity in Texas
Eduardo Sanchez
State Government – Past Successes
Panel:
Senator Jane Nelson
State Comptroller Susan Combs
10:00 State Government – What the Future Holds
Commissioner Todd Staples, Texas Department of Agriculture
Panel:
Commissioner David Lakey, Texas Department of State Health Services
Jeff Kloster, Associate Commissioner, Health and Safety, Texas Education Agency
11:00 Texas Landscape
Panel:
Phil Huang, City of Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department
Enrique Mata, Paso del Norte Health Foundation, El Paso, Texas
Nancy Correa and Nancy Murray, CAN DO Houston
Mike Barrow and Toinette Ladage, Henderson, Texas
12:00 pm Adjourn
Friday, February 6, 2009
Doubletree Hotel/ Hill Country Room
8:00 am Austin Landscape
Paul Carrozza, Runtex
Baker Harrell, ACTIVE Life
Kay Morris
, Marathon Kids
Ronda Rutledge, Sustainable Food Center
David Davenport, Capital Area Food Bank
Katie Deinhammer, Enviromedia
10:00 Break
10:30 Live Smart Texas Coalition Panel Presentation
Deanna Hoelscher, Moderator
Selected coalition members
12:00 pm Working lunch
12:30 Discussion: Lessons Learned
2:00 Adjourn
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