interested in learning more about NVHKC and reducing/preventing childhood obesity in Northern Virginia.
Let's Move the Needle on Childhood Obesity 2013
For a photo presentation of the Award Winners click here >>>
For the event photos click here >>>
For video presentations click here >>>
Keynote Speaker - Denice Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA - Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Ambulatory and Community Health Services, Children’s National Medical Center; Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University
For Dr. Cora-Bramble’s presentation please click here >>>
Opening Panel Discussions
Sandy Evans, Fairfax County Public School Board Member: The ‘9’ in the 9-5-2-1-0 Campaign: Why Sleep is a Key Component in Anti-Obesity Efforts and How School Systems Can Help
Carolyn M. Custard, Director, Office of Student Services, Prince William County Schools: Community & Collaborative Effort to Support Youth Health & Wellness
August Schumacher, Jr., Executive Vice President of Policy, Wholesome Wave: Wholesome Wave’s Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx)™: 2012 Initial Results
Laura Horne, MPH, CHES, Senior Program Analyst, National Association of County and City Health Officials: Multi-Sector Approaches to Preventing Childhood Obesity: Lessons from ACHIEVE
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TED Style Presentations
Samuel Stebbins, MD, MPH - Arlington County Public Health Division, Public and School Health Physician: Using Body Mass Index to Advocate for a Healthier Community
Danny Saggese - Director of Marketing for the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, Chair of Prevention Connections with Julie Welch - Senior Year, James Madison High School: Youth Advocacy in Obesity Prevention: Supporting Daily Physical Activity in Virginia
Alyia Smith-Parker - DC Hunger Solutions, Anti-Hunger Program and Policy Associate D.C. Hunger Solutions - An Initiative of the Food Research and Action Center: Action through Policy – A Look at the D.C. Healthy Schools Act
Penny E. McConnell MS, RDN, SNS - Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Fairfax County Public Schools: Smart Snacks in School
Communities on the Move photo presentation...click here >>> (this is a large file so it may take a few minutes to load).
Let's Move the Needle on Childhood Obesity Program …click here >>>
For Zumba song ... click here>> >
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Let's Move the Needle on Childhood Obesity 2012
- For a photo presentation of the day click here.
- Keynote Speaker
- Dr. Sandra Nichols - Chief Medical Officer, Northeast Region, UnitedHealthcare of the Mid-Atlantic
- Girls on the Run NOVA
- Catherine Keightley - Executive Director of Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia. Catherine has a background in strategic marketing and operations and has consulted for such companies as PBS Television, Kidsave International, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, to name a few.
- Dr. Cindy Waddell – Dr. Waddell is with George Mason University in the College of Education and Human Resources as their Coordinator of Internships and Academic Advising. In this capacity Dr. Waddell coordinates internships in the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism and helps to establish placements with community organizations hiring in the fields of sport management, exercise science, health, parks and recreation, tourism and events management.
- Click here for the slide show.
- Click here for a great video!!!!
- Visit Girls on the Run at www.gotrnova.org
- Pediatric Obesity: What Can We Do?
- Dr. Natalie Sikka is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. She joined the Inova faculty in 2009, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive systems of infants, children, and adolescents and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Click here for the slide show.
- Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture
- Matt Mulder is the Director of Development and Communications at the Center. In that role, Matt is responsible for organizational development, strategic partnerships, and outreach and communication for Arcadia’s programs
- Click here for the slide show.
- Visit Arcadia at www.arcadiafood.org
- Action for Healthy Kids
- Steve Green is the Regional Field Manager for “Action for Healthy Kids." Steve demonstrates some readily available resources and toolkits that can be accessed by all to help start and build healthy kids programs.
- Click here for the slide show.
- Visit Action for Healthy Kids at www.actionforhealthykids.org
- Crank that Move
- Coles Elementary School in Prince William County was a “Healthy Kids Grant” recipient from the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia in 2011. They won the grant for their “Crank that Move” program.The program was presented at the conference by Ramona Richardson, Kati Karamanis and Laurie Brady.
- Click here for the slide show.
- Click here for "Crank that Move" video.
- FUNction
- Dr. Kwame Brown- Founder of Move Theory, a company employing comprehensive approaches to solving childhood inactivity. This includes The FUNction Method, a complete approach to solving childhood inactivity through Active Play infused movement strategy learning. Dr. Brown has earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience and put in over a thousand hours of study of movement disciplines like yoga, Pilates, game based fitness, martial arts, athletic training, dance, strength training, and therapeutic movement.
- Click here for a FUNction video.
- Alexandria City Public Schools: Stability Balls and Second Graders
- Dennis Burstein and Janice Olmstead
- Click here for photos of the presentation.
- Communities on the Move photo presentation...click here (this is a large file so it may take a few minutes to load).
- Let's Move the Needle on Childhood Obesity Program: click here.
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