Childhood Obesity and Public Health: An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?

Speaker Presentations Below are links to view Powerpoint presentations of our 2009 Speakers. Download the Agenda
	International Perspectives on Childhood Obesity Ian Janssen, PhD School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada	Physical Activity and Fitness from Pre-school Through High School: Implications for Health Karin Pfeiffer, PhD School of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
	Physical Activity and Health of Louisiana’s Youth: State Report Card 2009 Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD Associate Executive Director for Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA	School Vending Machines and Children’s Health in Louisiana Catherine Champagne, PhD Pennington Biomedical Research Center
	*Healthy Kids, Healthy America* Program: Preventing Childhood Obesity in Louisiana Schools and Communities Pamela Romero, RD, LDN, CDE, Louisiana Obesity Council Denise Holston, MS, RD, LDN, LSU AgCenter	Body Mass Index and School Report Cards: The Arkansas Experience Joseph Thompson, MD, MPH Director, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, Surgeon General, State of Arkansas Little Rock, AR
	Walking the Walk to Reduce Obesity in Louisiana Representative Patrick Williams State Representative for District #4, Shreveport, LA