2008 Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion

Posted by on September 29, 2008

2008 Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion
Advocacy, Policy, and Progress in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
October 23-24, 2008

Register Now for The Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion!

Don’t let another week slip away! Spaces are filling up fast for this important event, Thursday & Friday, October 23-24, 2008, at the Hotel duPont, in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

Our lineup includes more than 40 speakers and 17 sessions…all dedicated to making a difference for today’s children and generations to come. To register for the conference, please click here.

http://nhpsdialogue.nemours.org/nhpsevents/Core/Events/eventdetails.aspx?iKey=CONF2008

Speaker Spotlight: Geoffrey Canada, President & CEO, Harlem  Children’s Zone

Geoffrey CanadaGeoffrey Canada will speak on Improving the Lives of Children at 1:30 p.m. on October 24. Through his work at the Harlem Children’s Zone, Mr. Canada has indeed helped improve the lives and health of thousands of children by teaching them about proper nutrition and exercise, providing immunizations, offering parenting classes to help improve their home environment, and reducing risk factors so they can perform better in school.

Mr. Canada grew up in the South Bronx and has dedicated his life to helping children and families secure both educational and economic opportunities. From his experiences, learn how you can affect policy change in your community!