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Maryland Healthy Eating & Active Lifestyle Coalition
Fall 2008 All Member Meeting
When:

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Morning coffee & tea provided; lunch on your own

Where: MD Department of Transportation Headquarters
7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, MD 21076
Harry Hughes Conference Center, Suites 2 & 3
Directions provided by MD DOT

Topics for the day will include:

  • 2008 MD General Assembly Legislative Session Updates:
    • Committee on Childhood Obesity
    • Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in MD Public Schools
    • Maryland Farm to School Program
  • MD Plan: objectives to be addressed in 2009 by partners
  • Coalition activities for 2008-2009
  • Sub-committee and workgroup meetings (after lunch):
    • 501 c3 sub committee
    • 2009 Spring meeting planning sub committee
    • Workgroups networking: Community, Healthcare, Schools and Worksites

A final agenda will be posted mid-October.

Please RSVP (acceptance only) with your name, agency and contact information by November 12, 2008 to:
healthyactivemd@aol.com
Please note in subject line: Fall meeting RSVP


Maryland Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle Coalition
Join this coalition as an individual or with your organization!

 

Mission 
The mission of the Maryland Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle Coalition is to coordinate efforts and resources to increase the number of Maryland residents who eat healthfully and engage in physically active behaviors. For more information see the coalition fact sheet [PDF].

In addition to our individual membership, the following organizations have committed to joining the coalition:

     - American Cancer Society
     - American Heart Association
     - Arthritis Foundation, Maryland Chapter
     - Arthritis Foundation, Metropolitan Washington Chapter
     - Brick Bodies
     - C & S Holistic Wellness Studio
     - Charles County Health Department

     - Corporate Fitness Works
     - Danya International Inc.
      - Dorchester County Health Department

     - Frederick County Health Department
     - Frederick County YMCA
     - Galley Public Affairs
     - Harford County Health Department
     - Howard County Health Department
     - Howard County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition
     - Maryland Action for Healthy Kids
     - Maryland Assoc. for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
     - Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, Center for Preventive
     - Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Division
     - Maryland Healthy Schools Coalition
     - Maryland Public Health Association
     - Maryland State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness
     - Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association
     - Montgomery County Area Office on Aging
     - Morgan State University, School of Public Health & Policy
     - Nutrition and Physical Activity Partnership of Washington County
     - Real Matters Consulting, LLC
     - Restaurant Association of Maryland
     - TESSCO Technologies
     - Towson University, Department of Health Science
     - University of Maryland Statewide Health Network
     - Weigh Smart™ Program of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
     - Wellness Evolution

 

For questions on the Coalition please email healthyactivemd@aol.com.

Site last updated: October 8, 2008