Fast paced and interactive, this national conference brings together nationally-recognized speakers to deconstruct and help rebuild America's understanding of obesity, nutrition and physical activity.   This array of multi-disciplinary perspectives will catalyze a lively discourse on:   food psychology and physiology, sodium, media and health literacy, social entrepreneurship, Innovation, and health promotion.

This event is a collaborative effort among Northwestern Medicine, CDC, the American Heart Association, The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, The Midwest Business Groups on Health, the American Medical Association, the Chicago Department of Public Health , and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--Office of the Reginal Health Administrator, Region V, and Building Healthier Communities.

For more information go to:   www.healthierchicago.org

Date & Time: 

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 8:00am to Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 4:00pm