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A public forum on promoting healthier lifestyles in the Tri-State is planned for Tuesday, April 28.
The "Healthy Kids, Healthy Families" forum will explore the childhood obesity problem in West Virginia and the region, as well as possible solutions and local efforts to encourage healthier lifestyles and exercise.
WHEN: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 28.
WHERE: Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington, free and open to the public.
SPEAKERS: Dr. William A. Neal of the Cardiac Project at West Virginia University, Dr. Tom Dannals of Huntington, Miss West Virginia Kayla Lynam.
PANEL: Experts with discuss local initiatives and challenges. Participants include Superintendent William Smith of Cabell County Schools, Elizabeth Ayers of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, Mary Kathryn Gould of the Dietetics Department at Marshall, Del. Don Perdue, chairman of the Legislature's House Health and Human Resources Committee, and the Rev. Dennis Strawn, pastor at First Baptist Church of Ironton.
SPONSORS: The Herald-Dispatch, WSAZ NewsChannel 3, the United Way of the River Cities, Cabell County Schools, the Cabell-Huntington Health Department and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
INFORMATION: For information, call Ed Dawson at 304-526-2787 or e-mail editor@herald-dispatch.com.
