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SAVE THE DATE: CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION SUMMIT, May 7-8, 2009
Leadership for Healthy Communities is hosting a childhood obesity prevention summit on May 7-8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Keynote speakers include Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey. Federal, state and local policy-makers will participate. Check back in the coming weeks for more information. Go to the 2009 Summit page.
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On Janurary 8, 2009, Mildred Thompson, the deputy director of the RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, presented an overview ...
During a January 8, 2009 bi-monthly grantee call, hosted by Leadership for Healthy Communities (LHC), the American Association of School ...
This article, published by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, examines the difference between low-income households' food ...
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommends that children spend at least 60 minutes per day in ...
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