Call to Leadership: Elevating School Wellness to a Higher Level

Originally aired on December 8, 2008, this 75-minute webcast features a distinguished panel of national leaders discussing the urgency of creating healthier schools in American; engagin school and community leaders as allies; overcoming barriers in school nutrition and physical activity; and examples of leadership at the local level. 

Panelists featured in the webcast include:

• Dr. David Satcher, 16th US Surgeon General and Founding Chair of Action for Healthy Kids
• Dr. Katie Wilson, SNS, President, School Nutrition Association
• Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief State of School Officers
• Honorable Bob Holden, Former Governor, State of Missouri
• Dr. Jose Salgado, Principal, Mario Umana Middle School Academy
• Rob Bisceglie, Executive Director, Action for Healthy Kids

This is an archive of the free webcast for school administrators, school board members, health and wellness coordinators, parents, community leaders and other school wellness advocates. 

Our distinguished panel of national leaders discussed:

• The urgency to create healthier schools in America
• Engaging school and community leaders as allies
• Overcoming systemic barriers in school nutrition and physical activity
• Examples of breakthrough leadership at the building level

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Complete Webcast

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Webcast Highlights Video

Click here for highlights from the December 8, 2008 webcast.  This ten-minute video promotes key messages from the webcast and the distinguished panel of national leaders who participated.  Use this video to introduce school wellness and Action for Healthy Kids to Team members and other audiences, and convey the urgency of creating healthier schools in America. 

Part 1 Introduction - Brent Ghan, Moderator ESGN

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Part 2 - Dr. David Satcher, MD, PhD, Opening Remarks

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Part 3 - Gene Wilhoit, Comments

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Part 4 - Dr. Katie Wilson, Comments

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Part 5 - Honorable Bob Holden, Comments

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Part 6 - Dr. Jose Salgado, Comments

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Part 7 - Rob Bisceglie, Roundtable Discussion

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Part 8 - Roundtable Discussion-Continued

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Part 9 - Roundtable Discussion-Continued

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Part 10 - Summary and Closing Remarks

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