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Faith leaders discuss childhood obesity at White House today

Twenty?faith leaders from across the country will meet today at 10 a.m. with the First Lady?s Let?s Move! Office to discuss ways of engaging the faith community in the ongoing fight to end childhood obesity.?The meeting with?Let?s Move Advisor Sam Kass is hosted by the?Campaign for Healthy Kids.?

Among those scheduled to attend are:

• Rev. Cynthia Abrams, Director, Alcohol, Other Addictions and Health Care Program, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church
• Barbara Baylor, Congregational Advocacy Office, United Church of Christ?
• Josselyn Bennett-Health Advocacy Director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
• C. Louise Brown, Vice President, Health Ministries, Progressive National Baptist Convention
• Martha Bettis Gee -Associate for Child Advocacy, Presbyterian Church USA?
• Miriam Burdett, M.D., Medical Director, African Methodist Episcopal Church
• Doug Carlson, Manager For Administration and Policy Communications,?Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention?
• Rabbi Paul Drazen, Special Assistant to the C.E.O., United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism?
• Vincent DeMarco, National Coordinator, Faith United To End Childhood Obesity
• Dr. Barrett Duke, Vice President For Public Policy and Research, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
• Mathew Ellis, Episcopal Church, Health Network Coordinator?
• Marlene Feagan, President, Health Ministries Association?
• Jane Givens, Presbyterian Health Network, Presbyterian Church
• Jeanne Kahn , Women of Reform Judaism
• Rev. Eileen Lindner, Chair, Health Care Task Force, National Council of Churches of Christ
• Katia Reinert, Director of the Health Ministries Department, North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventists
• Mike Rodgers, Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Public Policy, Catholic Health Association
• Dr. Sayyid Syeed, General Secretary, ?Islamic Society of North America
• Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church

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