Health / Helping Kids Get a Life! -- Childhood Obesity On Agenda for Conference On Health Strategies

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Community Development director for the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Peggy Linton, Regional Health director for Get A Life! Judy Belue and Healthy Congregations chairman Dr. Michael Minor were invited to attend the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity's "Healthy Kids, Healthy Nation" meeting in Atlanta Nov. 17-19.

The more than 400 participants represented Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded programs engaging in action, advocacy and evidence toward environmental and policy strategies for preventing childhood obesity. Participants had the opportunity to hear from the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Dr. Risa Lavizzo- Mourey.

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Health / Helping Kids Get a Life! -- Childhood Obesity On Agenda for Conference On Health Strategies

The Community Foundation re...

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