School Lunch
Investing in child nutrition is an investment our future.
Slow Food in Schools
Supporting School Gardens, Healthy School Lunch Options, and Food Education
COBA Conference
Highlighting local heroes and organizations working with children and adolescents all over the Bay Area to prevent and reverse childhood obesity.
Terra Madre
Sending one Bay Area farmer to the annual Terra Madre meeting in Torino, Italy
Ark of Taste
Supporting a catalog of over 200 delicious foods in danger of extinction.
Childhood Obesity Bay Area 2011: annual conference
Saturday, Sept. 24th
10:00am-4:30pm
Commonwealth Club, San Francisco
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The Bay Area is fortunate to have a vibrant community of organizations working on
food education, physical activity, and health disparities, as well as forward thinking
politicians, physicians and educators who work hands on with this issue every day.
This conference will highlight local heroes and organizations working with children and
adolescents all over the Bay Area to prevent and reverse childhood obesity. By
bringing together a multi disciplinary panel we hope to shed light on how complex the
issue is, and to discuss the many avenues that exist to contribute and collaborate.
This conference will bring together speakers who are active and knowledgeable
professionals in the fields of policy, health and wellness, education and sustainable
business. We hope to have an audience that is equally interested and committed to
the issue as our speakers, and the event will provide all involved with the opportunity
to identify solutions to this highly critical issue.
"Childhood Obesity Bay Area: Boots on the Ground" conference will include keynote
addresses from David Kessler, M.D., and Alan Greene, M.D., 2 speaker panels, focused break out sessions, a healthy lunch from Whole Foods Market, a slam poetry performance, and a
reception with food from Bi-Rite Market, and wine from Topel Winery.
Speakers:
Alan Greene, M.D., Founder DrGreene.com, WhiteOut, Author of "Feeding Baby Green"
David Kessler, M.D., Former commissioner of the FDA, Author of "The End of Overeating"
Chynna Bantug, M.D., Chief of Pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente, San Jose
Lena Brook, SF Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility, SF School Food Coalition
Kyle Cornforth, Director, The Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley
Paula Jones, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Shape Up SF
Denise Jardine, Whole Foods Market, Health Starts Here Regional Coordinator
Cindy Gershen, Founder, Contra Costa County Wellness City Challenge
Arnell Hinkle, Executive Director, CANFIT (Community, Adolescents, Nutrition, Fitness)
Donna Matheson, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford Prevention Research Center
Rebecca Prager, Berkeley Youth Alternatives HEAT Program, speaking along with a young BYA garden intern