New Jersey Council of Children?s Hospitals

New Jersey to Launch New Statewide Effort to Promote Childhood Obesity Prevention

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 16th, 2009

A unique coalition of health care providers and other stakeholders announced plans on Monday to convene an important groundbreaking summit on March 31st to provide professionals and other caregivers of children with practical hands-on guidance to help prevent childhood obesity in a child's early years.

The all-day "New Jersey Conference on the Prevention of Childhood Obesity" will be held on March 31, 2009 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Monroe, New Jersey. Sponsoring organizations include the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, the Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE), the New Jersey Council of Children's Hospitals, the Central New Jersey...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2009-03-16)

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