Conferences

2006 - Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference

2005 - Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference

2004 - "Moving Toward the "Natural State" of Health" Conference

2003 - "Good Nutrition + Physical Fitness = Healthier Children" Conference

2006 Conference

4th Annual Conference on Nutrition & Physical Activity

 

The 2006 4th Annual Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference was such a success, we are thinking about doing it again next year.  It will be a one day nutrition and physical activity conference with a pre-conference focusing on children with special needs.  Date to be announced soon!!

We had approximately 600 in attendance this year with 26 exhibitors and 7 posters.  The speakers were dynamic.  For plenary sessions we had Dr. Albert Barrocas from Atlanta, Georgia; Chandler Converse (a dynamic 14 year student); Dr. Barbara Dennison from New York, Jean Blaydes Madigan from Texas, Dr. Pat Cooper from McComb, Mississippi, and Lucille Beseler from Florida.  We had several well known speakers from our own state and from across the United States presenting in one of three tracks including an early childhood track, school track and community track. 

Pictures from the 2006 Conference

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2005 Conference

3rd Annual Conference on Nutrition & Physical Activity

The Annual Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas this year at the Hot Springs Convention Center on August 4 & 5th, 2005.  We had over 650 attendees with 31 exhibitors.  Thursday was focused on children.  We had some excellent speakers such as Zonya Foco, our own Dr. Gary Wheeler (from Arkansas Children’s Hospital), Ellyn Satter, and The Learning Station.  Friday was geared towards the lifespan including worksite wellness.  Mitzi Dulan, RD, did an excellent job discussing sports nutrition and the new dietary guidelines.  She is a sports nutritionist for the Kansas City Royals baseball team and the Kansas City Chiefs football team.  The conference was hosted by KIDS FIRST/UAMS Department of Pediatrics, the Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Health with many other organizations co-sponsoring.

Pictures from the 2005 Conference

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The Body Walk

 

2004 Conference

Moving Toward the 'Natural State' of Health

The Moving Toward the “Natural State” of Health Conference was a huge success!  It was held at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 10-11th, 2004.  We had over 640 attendees and 34 exhibitors.  The conference was hosted by KIDS FIRST/UAMS Department of Pediatrics, the Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Health with many other organizations co-sponsoring.

Pictures from the 2004 Conference

 

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The Learning Station had everyone up and moving to the music

 

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2003 Conference

Good Nutrition + Fitness=Healthier Children:

  Arkansas Childhood Obesity Conference

September 4-5, 2003

 The conference was a great success!

 802 registered

 30 vendors participated

 

Many people made personal lifestyle changes as well as taking valuable information back to the classrooms, schools, community, and to their families.  One comment from a professor of pediatrics summed up the conference well.

 “The conference was wildly successful in my opinion.  We are hitting the tipping point in Arkansas and the timing was incredible as so many folks came here to learn about BMIs which they did, but are now learning about all the other aspects of childhood obesity.  There was a real “can do” attitude out there and I have to feel very optimistic about the public’s health.”

Pictures from 2003 Conference

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Conference 2003 Attendees

 

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