Sponsored by: ColumbiaDC
Cosponsored by: Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University & Cornell Club of Washington
Since 1980, obesity rates in the US among teens ages 12 to 19 has quadrupled, from 5% to 20.6%. Childhood obesity alone is estimated to cost $14 billion annually in direct health expenses and this is only getting worse.
Social: 6:00pm to 6:30pm; beer and wine, cheese, fruit, and other light hors d'oeuvres will be served Talk/Panel Discussion: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Parking: There is limited street parking around the building. Otherwise, the nearest visitor parking garage is at the Science and Engineering Building. The garage entrance is on Eye Street near the 23rd and Eye intersection
Featuring: Professor Andrew Rundle Department of Epidemiology| Co-Director, Built Environment and Health (BEH) Research Group, Columbia University Professor William Dietz Milken Institute School of Public Health| Director, STOP Obesity Alliance, The George Washington University MaryAlice Parks School of Journalism, Columbia University| ABC News, Moderator
Registration: https://dc.alumni.columbia.edu/childhoodobesity
Questions: Kambiz Rahnavardy president@columbiadc.org
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