Understand how Health Care Reform and the ARRA dollars are key drivers in increasing obesity awareness and enabling higher quality care
	Explore the role that federal, state and local leaders play in preventative programs designed to enhance population health management
	Discover ways to align business and public policies to support healthy choices as the "default" option
	Develop health plan initiatives to expand coverage and incentivize reimbursements for early interventions and obesity treatments
	Implement a workplace culture of wellness to reach beyond the four walls of the office, encourage healthy and productive lifestyles

Dee W. Edington, PhD Director, Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan; Author, "ZERO TRENDS: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy"

Chairperson
Christine C. Ferguson, JD Director, STOP Obesity Alliance; Research Professor, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Keynote Speakers
Debbie I. Chang Senior Vice President, Policy and Prevention Nemours Foundation	William H. Dietz, MD, PhD Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (NCCDPHP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA Assistant Surgeon General and Regional Health Administrator Region V, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)	Rep. Peter J. Koutoujian, (D-MA) Representative and House Chairman, Joint Committee on Public Health and Joint Committee on Financial Services State of Massachusetts
Robert F. Kushner, MD, FACP President, The Obesity Society; Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University	David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD Founding Director, Optimal Weight for Life Program (OWL), Department of Medicine Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jeanette C. May, PhD, MPH Vice President, Research and Quality Disease Management Association of America (DMAA)	Susie Orbach Co-Originator, DOVE Campaign for Real Beauty; Convener, Any-Body; Senior Scholar, The New School
Robert C. Post, PhD, MEd, MSc Deputy Director Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), US Department of Agriculture (USDA)	James O. Prochaska, PhD Director, Cancer Prevention Research Center, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology University of Rhode Island
RADM Penelope Slade-Sawyer, PT, MSW, USPHS Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH Surgeon General, State of Arkansas; Director, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI); Pediatrician and Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Andrew Webber President and Chief Executive Officer National Business Coalition on Health	Clyde W. Yancy, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP President-Elect, American Heart Association; Medical Director, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute; Chief, Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Baylor University Medical Center

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