APPENDIX
SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Publication of this supplement was made possible by a generous grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics from the MetLife Foundation. Prepa-ration of the contents was supported by a grant from the ConAgra Foods Foundation.
We are indebted to a number of out-standing individuals for their guid-ance, support, and/or assistguid-ance, in-cluding Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, and Jennifer Cabe of the Office of the US Surgeon General; Errol R. Alden, MD, FAAP, Roger Suchyta, MD, FAAP, 2003–2010 American Academy of Pediatrics pres-idents, Board and staff of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Ralph Hale, MD, of the American Congress of Obstetri-cians and Gynecologists; Sarah Mc-Mullen, MEd, and Tim Tobolic, MD, of the American Academy of Family Physi-cians; James Whitehead, PhD, of the American College of Sports Medicine; Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Steve Brigham, Ashley Boyd, Hala Harik-Hayes, Surjeet Ahluwalia, Evan Paul, and Joe Goldman of AmericaSpeaks; Judith Stern, PhD, and colleagues of the Nutrition Depart-ment of the University of California, Davis; Richard Kahn, PhD, of the Amer-ican Diabetes Association; Barbara Dil-lon of the MetLife Foundation; Kori Reed of the ConAgra Foods Foundation; Molly White, Lee Weinstein, and Orson Porter of Nike Corporation; Chor-San Khoo, PhD, Juli Mandel-Sloves, and Kelly Johnson of Campbell Soup Com-pany; Monica Neufang of McNeil Nutri-tionals; Al Bolles, PhD, of ConAgra Foods; David Macnair, PhD, and Chris Barnes of Cadbury Schweppes; Scott Sproull of GlaxoSmithKline; Oliver Hinkle and Kate Nagel of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation; David Campt and
Julia Sullivan, town meeting modera-tors; Kate McCarron, Ninon Richartz, Claudia Johnson, Kayla Carruth, Geeta Kumar, Mark Pond, Kate Ottum, Rachel Greben, Britany Schneider, Stephanie Slon, and Molly Reusser of Academic Network; and Sally Bolus and Roger Bo-lus, who, under subcontract to GANSK & Associates, assisted with the quali-tative analysis of the town meeting data.
Our sincere thanks go also to the fol-lowing community and government leaders who participated in the town meetings:
● Memphis, Tennessee: Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee Department of Health Commis-sioner Kenneth Robinson, MD, US senators Ron Wyden and William Frist (via video), Congressman Ha-rold Ford Jr, and Shelby County Mayor A. C. Wharton;
● Dallas, Texas: Mayor Laura Miller, Acting Director of the Regional De-partment of Health and Human Ser-vices Don Perkins, and Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price;
● Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: then-Mayor John Street, former council-man and current-Mayor Michael Nutter, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Calvin Johnson, Acting US Surgeon Kenneth Moritsugu (via video), and Dr Kenneth Smith of the Philadel-phia Department of Public Health, as well as the staff of Senator Arlen Specter;
● Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Depart-ment of Public Health Commis-sioner Terry Mason, Timothy Mitch-ell of the Chicago Park District, Acting US Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu (via video), US Education
Secretary Arne Duncan, and Mayor Richard Daley’s staff, who extended exceptional support to the Chicago meeting; and
● Iowa: former Governor and current US Department of Agriculture Sec-retary Thomas Vilsack, State Health Policy Advisor John Hedgecoth, and US Senator Tom Harkin (via video).
We are further indebted to Susan Campbell, Julia Easley, Guwan Jones, and Marilyn Self in Dallas; Cristie Tra-vis, Denise Bolheimer, and Marian Levy in Memphis; Gary Foster, Lisa Hark, Maggie O’Neil, Dalton Paxman, Eliza-beth Rappaport, and Kenneth Smith in Philadelphia; Joseph Harrington and Matt Longjohn in Chicago; and Dennis Haney and Julia Thorius in Iowa. To their colleagues and the untold num-ber of individuals at each of the town-meeting sites who made the town-meetings not only possible but also resoundingly successful, we extend our sincere thanks.
Shaping America’s Youth Town-Meeting Collaborating and Supporting Organizations
National Organizers
Shaping America’s Youth
Academic Network
AmericaSpeaks
Shaping America’s Youth Public Partners
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Sports Medicine
Office of the US Surgeon General
American Diabetes Association
Cooper Institute (Dallas)
Cleveland Clinic (Iowa)
Shaping America’s Youth Founding Corporate Partners
Campbell Soup Company
McNeil Nutritionals (a Johnson & Johnson company)
Nike, Inc
Shaping America’s Youth Corporate Partners
Cadbury Schweppes
CIGNA
ConAgra Foods
FedEx Corporation (Dallas, Memphis)
GlaxoSmithKline (Iowa Citizens’ Sum-mit Presenting Sponsor, Philadelphia)
Pfizer Health Solutions, Inc (Philadelphia)
QTG–Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade (Chicago)
Memphis Town Meeting
Host
Healthy Memphis Common Table
Organizations That Assisted With Memphis Planning and Outreach
Tennessee Healthy Weight Network
Memphis Business Group on Health
YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South
Healthy Memphis Data Center at University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center Foundation
Memphis City Schools PTAs
Children’s Foundation Research Center
University of Tennessee Extension Service
University of Memphis
University of Memphis Community
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
UT Medical Group Inc
Memphis City Schools
Shelby County Schools
Memphis Healthy Churches
Healthy Memphis Campaign (WREG-TV/ News Channel 3, commercial appeal)
QSource, Center for Healthcare Quality
Memphis Grizzlies
TLC Family Care Healthplan
Institute for Women’s Health at University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Alpha Maxx Healthcare, Inc
Dallas Town Meeting
Hosts
Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Community Council of Greater Dallas
Dallas Area Coalition to Prevent Child-hood Obesity
Dallas Area Coalition Members
A Special Fit Inc
Aetna Parkland Community Health Plan
American Cancer Society–Zerobesity
American Diabetes Association
America on the Move in Texas
AVANCE-Dallas
Baylor Rural Health Center
Calumet Community Center
Camp Fire USA
Caring for Children Foundation/Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Texas
Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent
School District
Central Dallas Ministries
Centro Comunitario Mexicano
Child Care Group
Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Juliette Fowler Homes
City of Dallas
City of Dallas Park and Park Recreation
City of Irving Public Health Services
Community Council of Greater Dallas
Cooper Institute
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations
Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services
Dallas Healthy Start
Dallas Independent School District
Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition
Dean Foods Company
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Clinical Nutrition Department and Center for Human Nutrition
Doctor’s Hospital
Easter Seals of Greater Dallas
Family Gateway, Inc
Fortitude Health and Wellness, Inc
Garland Independent School District
Gateway Charter Academy
Get a Move On!
Girl Scouts of Tejas Council
Grand Prairie Independent School District
Greater Dallas Chamber
Head Start of Greater Dallas
Healthier Dallas Kids
Hispanic Community Advisory Council
Irving Independent School District– Food Service Department
Irving Independent School District
J. Erik Jonsson Community School
Jubilee Center
KERA/Education Resource Center
KERA/Channel 13
Larry Johnson Recreation Center
Lovejoy Independent School District
Marathon Kids
Medical City Children’s Methodist
Charlton Medical Center
Methodist Children’s Home
Mi Escuelita Preschools
National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Dallas Section
North Texas Food Bank
North Dallas Shared Ministries
Northwest Oak Cliff Partnership for
Health
Parents Taking Action (PTA)
Parkland Community Health Plan
Parkland Health and Hospital System– Community Services
Parkland Health and Hospital System (Garland)
Parkland Hospital–Dietetic Services Department
Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas
Pediatrix, dba Pediatric Cardiology
Plano Independent School District
Plano Sports Authority
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Project Transformation
Promise House
Rainbow Days, Inc
Region 10 Education Service Center
Richland College Alpha Xi–Phi Theta
Kappa
Special Care and Career Services–ECI
Soccer Tots
SOTM, Inc (Supporting Others Through Mentoring)
St Philip’s School and Community Center
Strategic Healthcare Initiatives, Inc
SvelteKids
Texas Cooperative Extension
Texas Family Institute
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Texas Health and Human Service Commission
Today Foundation
Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas, Inc
US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Child Psychology
West Dallas Community Centers, Inc
Wilkinson Center
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Youth Services Council of Richardson ISD
Philadelphia Town Meeting
Hosts
Childhood Origins of Disease of Adulthood
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Drexel University
Health Promotion Council
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Temple University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Mayor’s Office
Philadelphia Town Meeting Planning Committee
American Diabetes Association
American Running Association
Campbell Soup Company
The Food Trust
GlaxoSmithKline
Mayor’s Office of Health and Fitness
Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Philadelphia Department of Recreation
School District of Philadelphia
Temple University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Pennsylvania
US Public Health Service, Region III
Organizations That Assisted With Philadelphia Planning and Outreach
ANRO Printing
ARAMARK
Brandywine YMCA
Brown Partners Multicultural Marketing
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Delaware Valley Health Services
Eastern Pennsylvania Arthritis Foundation
Eat. Right. Now.
EducationWorks
Girl Scouts of South Jersey Pines, Troop 6288
Health and Wellness Cabinet
Morrell Sporting Goods Store
Office of College and Career Awareness
Pennrose Elementary School
Pennsylvania Department of Public Health
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania Children’s Commission
Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth
Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia Department of Health Centers
Philadelphia Free Library Foundation
Philadelphia Nutrition Education Network
Philadelphia Public Health Care Centers
Philadelphia Safe and Sound
Rocky Run YMCA
St ChrisCare Child and Adolescent Practice
St Christopher’s Hospital
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition
The Attic Youth Center
The Food Trust Farmers’ Markets
The Philadelphia Zoo
WHYY
Youth Service America
Chicago Town Meeting
Hosts
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children
City of Chicago’s Inter-Departmental Task Force on Childhood Obesity
Mayor’s Office
Chicago Department of Health
Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
Chicago Park District
Chicago Public Schools
Organizations That Assisted With Chicago Planning and Outreach
Access Community Health Network
Advocate Parish Nurse Program
AHS Family Health Center
America Planning Association
American Association of Pediatrics
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Archdiocese of Chicago
Beverly Breast Cancer Walk
Boys and Girls Clubs
Campaign for Sensible Growth
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Chicago Academy
Chicago Family Health Center
Chicago Metropolitan Health care Council
Chicago North District Association of Club/Boys and Girls Center
Chicago Regional Organization Development Network
Circle Family Care
Community Health
Curves–Blue Island
DePaul University Continuing and Professional Education
Dever School
Erie Family Health
Fielding Graduate University
Fulcrum Network, Inc
Girl Scouts of Chicago
Hamilton School
Hayt School
Healthy Schools Campaign
Healy School PTA/PTO
Hope Presbyterian
Howard Area Community Center
Illinois Association of School Nurses
Illinois Catholic Health Care Association
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
Illinois Public Health Institute
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Illinois Society of Public Health
Educators
Illinois State Board of
Education-Nutrition Office
Imagine Englewood If
Institute of Cultural Affairs
International Association of Public Participation
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Metropolitan Planning Council
Midwest Facilitators Network
Millennia Consulting, LLC
New Life Covenant Oakwood Church
New Millennium School of Health College
Northwestern University Asset-Based Community Development Institute
Ogden Elementary School
Oriole Park District
Park Manor Christian Church
Peterson Park District
Peterson School
Rainbow/PUSH
Ravenswood School
Rev James Meeks
Rev Samuels/Commonwealth Community Church
Rev Watkins
South Austin Community Council
South Side NAACP
St Joseph’s Hospital
TCA Health Center
Technology of Participation Trainers Network
Telemundo
Trinity UCC
United Neighborhood Organization
United Usher League of America
University of Illinois in Chicago
Urban League
West Town Leadership United
Wildwood School
WVON
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Iowa Citizens’ Summit
Hosts
Iowans Fit for Life
Organizations That Assisted With Iowa Planning and Outreach
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
Blank Children’s Hospital
Healthy Children Task Force
Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Iowa Chronic Care Consortium
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa’s Department of Public Health
Iowa Family Physicians
Iowa Medical Society
Iowa Partners: Action for Health Kids
Iowa Rural Health Association
Iowa State University Extension
Mercy Medical Center
Polk County Health Department
The Wellmark Foundation
Blank Park Zoo
Des Moines Botanical Center
HyVee Grocery Stores
Iowa Hall of Pride
Iowa Cubs
Living History Farms
Midwest Dairy Council
Science Center of Iowa
YMCA of Greater Des Moines
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