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Oakland County Commissioner Marcia Gershenson introduces Dr. Paul Ehrman, of the Children's Health Initiative Program, to participants attending the Oakland County Childhood Obesity Conference in September. Standing the left, in back, is Dr. Ehrman, who gave a presentation entitled "Generation XL - the Childhood Obesity Pandemic: A Community Based Solution." He led the discussion with interested parents, teachers, nutritionists, and health professionals who attended the conference.
Oakland County Commissioner Marcia Gershenson interacts with young people at the Childhood Obesity Conference. The youngsters learned about nutrition and health at several sessions during the conference. Partners in the conference included: L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive; Commissioner Marcia Gershenson; George Miller, Oakland County Health Division; the Oakland Intermediate Schools; the MSU Extension, Oakland County; the Oakland County Child Care Council; Dr. Wendy Miller, William Beaumont Hospital; Oakland County Friend of the Court; Oakland County Youth Assistance; Oakland County Human Resource Division; Oakland County Parks & Recreation; and St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital.
Here, Commissioner Gershenson stands with Dr. Paul Ehrman before he gave his presentation about the dangers of childhood obesity at the Oakland County Conference on Childhood Obesity in September. More than 200 people attended the event, where they learned of the dangers of childhood obesity and how to fight it.
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