Register Now! Third Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion

Wilmington, Delaware
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 @ 04:30 AM EDT

Advocacy, Policy and Progress in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity

October 23-34, 2008
Hotel duPont, Wilmington, DE

The health of children plays a critical role in American life and our future. Learn what is being done in Delaware and across the country to create healthier environments for children and families.

One and one-half days - 40 speakers - 17 sessions, including:

• The economic impact of obesity
• Why it pays to invest in health promotion and disease prevention
• Designing livable communities
• Creating successful partnerships and coalitions
• Using marketing techniques to influence policy and behavior

Hear from some of the nation’s pre-eminent speakers on issues affecting children’s physical and emotional well-being:

• Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and CEO, PolicyLink
• Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO, Harlem Childrens’ Zone
• Sally Squires, Health and Medical Writer for the Washington Post
• Joseph Thompson, MD, Surgeon General of Arkansas

Special Guest Speaker : Dan Heath, Author of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.