Upcoming NSBA webcast on childhood obesity: Register today!

November 12, 2009—On December 1st at 2:00pm EST, join national experts and local policymakers for an in-depth discussion of key strategies state and local policymakers, including school boards and administrators, can use to address childhood obesity.  

The two-hour webcast, Leadership in Action: Policymakers Addressing Childhood Obesity through Collaboration and Policy Change, will highlight the Leadership for Healthy Communities Action Strategies Toolkit, a resource for state and local policymakers to collaborate in creating healthier schools and communities through policy change. The webcast will focus on two strategies from the Toolkit that help local school leaders collaborate with other policymakers: “Safe Routes to School programs” and “joint-use agreements.”  

Speakers will include:  

• Maya Rockeymoore, Director, Leadership for Healthy Communities
• Robert Ogilvie, Program Director, Planning for Healthy Places
• Karla Hampton, Staff Attorney, National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity
• Ken Testa, Chief Facilities Officer, Merced City School District (Merced, CA)
• Margo Pedroso, Deputy Director, Safe Routes to School National Partnership
• Rob Krupicka, Councilmember, City of Alexandria (Alexandria, VA)
• Carmen Pineyro, Board Member, Freeport Union Free School District (Freeport, NY)

These experts will provide an overview and examples of how to collaborate with the key stakeholders to make these strategies work in your district and community, along with resources to get you started. There will be ample opportunity for attendees to interact with the speakers.  

Hosted by the National School Boards Association with support from Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and in partnership with the Education Solutions Global Network, an activity of the Missouri School Boards Association, this webcast will provide the information, tools, and resources you need to create healthier environments for students in your schools and community.   

The event begins at 2:00pm EST (1:00pm CST, 12:00pm MST, 11:00am PST).  It is free but registration is required—please register here.  You may direct questions to Emily Kujawa, Project Coordinator at NSBA (ekujawa@nsba.org, 703-838-6743).