Field Hearing to Examine New and Innovative Ways to Improve Nutrition and Wellness Programs

Madonna Pro Active Gymnasium, Lincoln, Neb.
| Aug 5, 2009 10:00am

LINCOLN, Neb. – On August 5, 2009, Congressman Joe Baca of California, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to examine new and innovative ways to improve nutrition and wellness programs.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Dr. Michael Sitorius , Chair, Family Medicine Department, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Ms. Amy Lazarus Yaroch , Ph.D., Executive Director, The Center for Human Nutrition, Omaha, Nebraska

Ms. Kimberly A. Russel , President and Chief Executive Officer, BryanLGH Health System, Lincoln, Nebraska

Ms. Pam Edwards , MBA, MS, RD, President-elect and Director, Nebraska Dietetic Association, Assistant Director of University Dining Services, University of Nebraska-Lin

Panel 2

Mr. Wayne Sensor , Chief Executive Officer, Alegent Health, Omaha, Nebraska

Dr. Blake Williamson , Vice President, Senior Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri

Ms. Marsha Lommel , President and Chief Executive Officer, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska

Mr. Glenn A. Fosdick , FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Ms. LuAnn Heinen , MPP, Vice President, National Business Group on Health, and Director, Institute on the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity, Washington, D.C.