Hearing to Review the State of Obesity in the United States

1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Mar 26, 2009 10:00am

WASHINGTON - On March 26, 2009, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review the problem of obesity in the United States.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Dr. William Dietz , M.D., Ph.D., Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2

Ms. Anne M. Wolf , R.D., M.S., Research Instructor, Univeristy of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia

Mr. Richard S. Hamburg , Director of Government Relations, Trust for America's Health, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Martin M. Yadrick , M.S., M.B.A., R.D., F.A.D.A., President, American Dietetic Association, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Donna Mazyck , R.N., M.S., N.C.S.N., President of the Board, National Association for School Nurses, Silver Spring, Maryland