12:30–1:00pm Networking and Registration
1:00–1:10pm Welcome and Introduction
Art Winter, Attorney and Conference Organizer
1:10–1:25pm Global Nutrition and Obesity: Background Issues
Art Winter, Attorney and Conference Organizer
1:25–2:05pm The Fattening of America and What to Do About It
Dr. Eric Finkelstein, Health Economist, RTI International, co-author of
The Fattening of America: How the Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters
and What to Do About It
2:05–2:30pm Break
2:30–3:00pm Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Wellness
Dr. James Galloway, Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon General,
Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Public Health Service
3:00–3:30pm Pediatric Obesity Issues
Dr. Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, Director of the Children's Memorial
Research Center, and Faculty, Northwestern University Feinberg School
of Medicine
3:30-3:50pm Summing Up and Additional Thoughts
Michael Diamond, President, World Resources Chicago
3:50–4:00pm Description of Breakout Sessions and Fellowship Information
Nathaniel Whittemore and Ryan Pederson, NU Center for Global Engagement
4:05–4:40pm Breakout Session 1
4:45–5:15pm Breakout Session 2
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1) Meaningful Involvement: How Can You Get Involved?
Michael Diamond; Robert I. Herskovitz, Deputy Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Public Health Service
How to belong, how to align, and how to engage.
2) Health Promotion - Ideas from and for the Private Sector
Ted Theophilos, Founder and CEO Engagement Health LLC and former general counsel of RR Donnelly, FCB International and A.C. Nielson
3) Issues in American Indian Health
Dr. James Galloway
Dr. Galloway spent many years working with Native American communities
4) President Obama's Proposals and Useful Ideas from Other Presidential Candidates and Other Countries
Eric Finkelstein and Art Winter
Relevant policies on which the recent Presidential candidates campaigned, as well as other proposals of the Obama Administration and good ideas from around the world.