US Surgeon General Steven Galson and Navy Lt. Andy Baldwin to Visit SC

Acting US Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH, will visit the Palmetto State on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, to attend Eat Smart, Move More SC’s annual Obesity Prevention Summit as part of his nationwide tour to promote the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative, Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future. Galson also serves as Acting Assistant Secretary for Health.

Rear Admiral Galson will be joined by Lt. Andy Baldwin, MD, a physician, lieutenant in the US Navy and Ironman tri-athlete, also known for being the bachelor on the 10th season of the hit TV reality show, “The Bachelor.”

Eat Smart, Move More SC is the only statewide organization dedicated to advocating and building capacity and collaboration to support evidence-based action on the issue of obesity prevention in South Carolina. The 2009 Obesity Prevention Summit will bring key players together to discuss, understand and address the causes, effects and prevention methods of obesity.

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative targets prevention of overweight and obesity and the promotion of healthy lifestyles for young people. The Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future project brings well-deserved attention to communities throughout America that are coming together to address childhood overweight and obesity prevention. The project also recognizes local programs that use innovative approaches to encourage kids to eat right and exercise.