Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: Practical Approaches to Preventing Childhood Obesity 

There are 6.25 CEU's and STARS hours available for this conference. Registration cost is $125 for Nutrition First Members and $145 for Non Members (which includes annual Nutrition First membership). Students are welcome to attend for $55. 

 8:00-8:30 Registration

8:30-8:45 Welcome

8:45-9:45 Keynote: Margo Wootan, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)  

9:45-10:45 Dayle Hayes - Talking to Families about Childhood Obesity: What to say, how to say it, and using messages that work. Sponsored by the Washington State Dairy Council

10:45-11:00  Break

11:00-12:15 Panel with Vic Coleman, Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition (COPC); Lucy Asdourian, American Heart Association (AHA); Kelli Bohanon, Department of Early Learning (DEL), Amy Ellings Department of Health (DOH) - obesity prevention legislative efforts in WA state and advocacy, WA State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan overview of current projects and programs ongoing in WA, Q&A

12:15-1:15 Lunch

1:15-2:15 Breakout sessions

Session 1-Danette Glassy - Proposed Regulation changes to childcare facilities

Session 2 - Rachel Schwartz  - Initiatives to improve breastfeeding support

2:20-3:20 Breakout sessions

Session 1 – Lenna L. Liu, MD, MPH - Treating obesity in Youth

Session 2 - Cynthia Lair – Raising a Healthy Eater

3:20-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 Breakout sessions

Session 1-Donna Johnson, Elizabeth Payne, Marilyn Cohen  -Childcare WA/Screen time, Media Literacy

Session 2- Diana Vinh - Rainier Valley Eats(RAVE), Tricia Kovacs - Farm to School, Gail Simon - Eat Better Feel Better, Natalie Tauzin – Spokane Healthy Corner Stores – Panel on implementation of Community Based Programs with tools and resources for providers and Q&A

4:30-4:45 Closing Remarks