Community Healthy Weight Summit to be Held May 11

Contact:
Wanda Agnew
PhD, LRD
Bismarck Burleigh Public Health
Phone: 701-355-1555
E-mail: wagnew@nd.gov

Community Healthy Weight Summit to be Held May 11 Healthy Kids/Healthy Weight Pilot Initiative Results to be Revealed
 
BISMARCK, N.D. – The community is invited to attend a Community Healthy Weight Summit hosted by Bismarck Burleigh Public Health (BBPH), May 11, 2009, from 9 AM to 2:30 PM, at the Bismarck Public Library Lower Level, 515 N 5th Street.
  
BBPH Nutrition Services facilitated the pilot initiative “Healthy Kids/Healthy” Weight in partnership with the Statewide Vision and Strategy group for improving the health of North Dakotans.  The pilot had two objectives. 1) To provide identified families with resource materials relating to physical activity, food and nutrition services, and programs in the Bismarck Mandan  community and 2)  Support physicians in providing identified families with written prescriptions for four free sessions focusing on fitness at the YMCA and nutrition.  A survey of the participants and their responses about the pilot project will be shared at the community summit.
          
The summit will include presentations from national and local childhood obesity experts addressing tested community research and programs. Lisa Jahns, PhD, RD – Research Nutritionist, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center USDA-ARS , will lead off the summit with the topic “Healthy Weight through Community Connections”.   Dr. Todd Twogood representing the ND Pediatric Association will discuss the Healthy Kids Healthy Weight Initiative.  Lunch will be provided and is sponsored by the ND and Bismarck Nutrition Council.  For more information visit www.bismarck.org or call Wanda Agnew at 701.355.1555.