On May 19th, Chicago will host a Shaping America's Youth event to discuss solutions to childhood obesity. With 23 percent of Illinois kindergartners and 33 percent of its high school students overweight, the state recognizes that childhood obesity has become a crisis. Shaping American's Youth hopes to find ways to solve the crisis.
"Chicago is the fourth city to host this nationally recognized event that brings together interested citizens from all demographic and socioeconomic groups. The high-tech, grass roots event engages all participants to brainstorm solutions with ideas immediately entered into a giant viewing screen and recorded for future evaluation in a petition that will eventually be sent to the White House to address this issue."
The May 19th meeting will take place at the Downtown Chicago Marriott from 9am – 4pm.
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