Eat Well, Live Well, Let’s Move!

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Early Bird Registration Ends May 1st!

Northwestern University, the CDC, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Midwest Business Group on Health have joined forces with Building Healthier Communities in this Eat Well, Live Well, Let’s Move! national conference to make it a powerful educational and networking event. Eat Well, Live Well, Let’s Move! will be one of the first of its kind in terms of a public, private and academic development collaboration. By bringing these partners together, this conference will address our major public health challenges and present solutions in unprecedented ways.

Participants will get out of their seats with activities and interactive sessions, and the fast pace will make it the ultimate networking opportunity. The event will be punctuated with fresh, innovative and tasty meals and lively breaks.

WHEN: June 8- 9, 2011

WHERE: Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL

WHAT: This year’s conference will examine the public health, academic and business research on and implications of:
· Food Psychology
· Sodium
· Media Literacy & Food Marketing
· Social Entrepreneurship & Health

Nationally-Acclaimed Speakers from Business, Public Health, and Academia
Larry Appel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health
Shahram Heshmat, PhD, Public Health, University of Illinois Springfield, Public Affairs and Administration
Jim Painter, PhD, RD, Chairman, School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern IL University
Margo Wootan, ScD, Director of Nutrition Policy at Center for Science and the Public Interest John Agwunobi, MD, Senior Vice President and President for the Professional Services Division for Wal-Mart

Who should attend?
This conference will bring together representatives from public health, academia, and the business community. A combination of interdisciplinary panels and breakouts will enhance collaboration among public, private and academic organizations at the local, regional and national level.

Please visit http://www.healthierchicago.org/ for more information.