19
May 2015
Past Event
Tackling the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Conundrum: New Ways to Bridge the Food Industry-Public Health Divide

Tackling the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Conundrum: New Ways to Bridge the Food Industry-Public Health Divide

Past Event
FHI 360 Building, Vista Room - 8th Floor
May 19, 2015
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19
May 2015
Past Event

1825 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

Please join us on Tuesday, May 19th from 12:30-3:30 pm for the seminar **Tackling the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Conundrum: New Ways to Bridge the Food Industry-Public Health Divide.** This seminar is the second in a five-part series on Bridging the Food Industry-Public Health Divide: A Guide to More Effective Engagement and Policies. Held in partnership with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Hudson Institute, the series features Hank Cardello, director of Hudson’s Obesity Solutions Initiative, and will examine the challenges and opportunities facing the public health community and the food industry that may lead to improved public health and policy outcomes.

This seminar will be held at the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research at the FHI 360 Building, Vista Room - 8th Floor, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. Lunch will be served.

Please contact Mary Ellen Brown at the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation by email mebrown@healthyweightcommit.org for more information or to RSVP for attendance in person. To watch the webcast, register here Additional seminars will be held on October 20 and December 10.

Follow this event on twitter with the hashtag #bridgehealthdivide

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