Live Online Coverage of Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Conference on Sept. 23-24
The current discussion around obesity and poor nutrition is focused on schools, health insurance, families and neighborhoods, but neglects a setting where more than three-quarters of children under six play and learn each day: early child care.
Join Nemours for live, online coverage of the Washington, D.C., conference on September 23-24 on the link between early childhood care and obesity later in life. Questions to be addressed include:
- Should early care be a substantial focus of youth health policy initiatives?
- What can we learn from current early health promotion programs as they affect childhood obesity?
Agenda highlights include:
- Keynote by USDA Secretary Vilsack highlighting healthy eating solutions for obesity prevention
- Discussion of model childcare wellness policies
- Reactor panel with key Administration and Congressional staff
This site will host live coverage throughout the September 23-24 conference, including timely reporting, participant interviews, guest blogs and multimedia to help you follow this critical public health discussion. Above, you’ll find the event agenda, speaker bios and powerpoints. Video of the discussions will be available shortly after the conference concludes.
Follow and contribute to the discussion:
- Live Blog: read timely news, interviews and more from our on-site reporters
- Comments: add your reactions in the live blog comments
- Twitter: follow the conference on Twitter at #hkhf09
- Presentations: view the speakers’ PowerPoint slides
- Live Updates: receive email and RSS updates from the blog
- Spread the Word: pass this site (healthykidshealthyfutures.com) along to your colleagues in the field
More details will emerge over the next week, so check back for the latest information about the conference. Please contact us if you have any questions about the event!
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September 17, 2009 9:16 am
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By yvonne Bronner, ScD, RD, September 22, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
This is such good news. I have long believed that “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” therefore getting to children before bad habits are formed should yield significant benefits. Best wishes for a great conference.
By Marihelen Barrett, September 22, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
Dear conference participants,
Delaware is honored to be part of this group of states that are leading the way. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of those states and individuals who have helped Delaware develop a robust program to instill health habits in early childhood and to make “BIG” policy changes.
Regards, Midge