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The Obesity Challenge: What Should the Next President Do? 9/19/2007
The Obesity Society, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, National Journal - Washington, D.C.

 
 
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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on the 2008 Presidential Election

The conference will look at the budgetary and health implications of the nation’s rising obesity problem from the perspective of the major presidential candidates as well as health policy experts. The Obesity Society, the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and the National Journal sponsor this event.

Governor Address

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Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.)


Welcome and Panels

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The Cost Implications of Obesity

Peter Orszag

Director

Congressional Budget Office

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Eric Ravussin, Ph.D.

President

Obesity Society 

 

Christine Ferguson

Director, STOP Obesity Alliance

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

 
 
The Changing Nature of Obesity as a Policy Issue

Morgan Downey

Executive Vice President

Obesity Society

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Democratic Presidential Advisors Roundtable

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Pat Johnson

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.)

 
 
Laurie Rubiner

Legislative Director

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)

 
 
Barbara Markham Smith

Health Policy Chair

Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)

 
 
David Bonior

Campaign Manager

Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.)

 
 
Dora Hughes

Health Policy Advisor

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

 
 
Sarah Dash

Health Policy Advisor

Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.)



Republican Presidential Advisors Roundtable

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Don Moran

Healthcare Advisor

Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R-N.Y.C.)

 
 
Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Policy Director

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

 
 
Lanhee Chen

Domestic Policy Director

Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R- Mass)

 
 
Statement From Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R- Ark.)


Reporters Roundtable and Wrap Up

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Reporters Roundtable

Sally Squires

Washington Post

 

Susan Spencer

CBS News

 

Lynn Sweet

Chicago Sun-Times

 
 
Experts Panel - Respond and Wrap-up: Where Do We Go From Here?

Gary Foster, Ph.D.

Center for Obesity Research and Education

Temple University

 

Eric Ravussin, Ph.D.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

The Obesity Society

 

Ronald Finch, Ed.D.

Vice President

National Business Group on Health

 

Louise Milone

SEIU Health Care Access Trusts

 

Julie Sanderson-Austin, R.N.

Liason

American Medical Group Association




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