PAST EMCH CALLS
We Can! (TM) (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition)
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
We Can!TM(Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on improving food choices, increasingphysical activity and reducingscreen time. The webcast will focus on ways health departments implemented the We Can! program, including challenges, lessons learned, successes, and integration of We Can! with existing health department chronic disease programs. Speakers
Steven Galson, MD, MPH
Acting Surgeon General
Department of Health and Human Services
Karen Donato, MS
Coordinator, Obesity Education Initiative
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Anita Courtney, MS, RD
Public Health Consultant
Kentucky Department of Public Health
Kathy Cunningham, MEd, RD, LDN
Senior Program Manager, Steps to a Healthier Boston
Boston Public Health Commission
Kiran Bhat, MD
Pediatrician
Children's Community Pediatrics-Armstrong (PA)
Moderator
Stanton Brunner, MBA
Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist
Academy for Educational Development
Registration is available at http://webcasts.naccho.org/
