Southern Obesity Summit
The latest data from the CDC indicates Southern States as the most obese in the nation. These recent rankings showed all but one Southern state being in the top ten states with the highest rates of obesity, each having more than 25% of adults as obese.
Our obesity culture is eroding the health of families and children across the South and we must act now to ensure the health of children for generations to come.
The 2008 Southern Obesity Summit will provide:
* Multi-stakeholder approach to obesity prevention
* Addition of an additional state; Missouri
* Increasing attendance to 400
* State calls to support regional planning
What People Are Saying:
"The 2007 Summit provided a great opportunity to learn what other Southern states are doing to combat obesity. We were able to bring these ideas and information home and apply them to our work in South Carolina."
Jay Daniels, MPH
Executive Director, SC Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Consultant, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
Columbia, South Carolina
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