Inaugural School Wellness Conference to Tackle Childhood Obesity, Wellness Policies

WEST SACRAMENTO – More than 1,200 school leaders from California and across the nation will attend the inaugural School Wellness Conference on October 1-2 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, in Anaheim, CA. The conference will bring together school leaders and health experts to improve and enhance student health and wellness policies by discussing school nutrition and physical education components in a student’s education. The California School Boards Association, along with the California Department of Education, the California Department of Public Health and a host of other partners are presenting the conference.

Conference sessions will focus on key student health and wellness issues including: best practices and resources; statewide success stories and model program workshops; healthy nutrition environments and quality physical education programs; sample district policies that promote health on school campuses; and strategies to help schools succeed in implementing and evaluating their local school wellness policies. In total, there will be 120 sessions over the two-day conference.

For a detailed list of programs and speakers at the conference, visit www.csba.org and click on the School Wellness Conference logo.

Who: State Superintendent Jack O’Connell (Luncheon speaker on October 1); 1,200 school leaders and health experts from across the nation; Officials from the California School Boards Association, California Department of Education and California Department of Public Health

What: Inaugural School Wellness Conference

When: Monday and Tuesday, October 1 – 2, 2007

Location: Anaheim Marriott Hotel (700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802)

*To receive a media credential or schedule an interview, RSVP to Brad Sherwood at bsherwood@csba.org by 5pm on September 27.

On-site Media Contact:

Susan Swigart, Principal Director, Member Services/ Media Relations
Cell: 916.296.5873