Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Credit
Field Hearing to Examine New and Innovative Ways to Improve Nutrition and Wellness Programs
Date and Time
August 5, 2009 |
10:00 AM
Location
Madonna Pro Active Gymnasium, Lincoln, Neb.
Description
LINCOLN, Neb. – On August 5, 2009, Congressman Joe Baca of California, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to examine new and innovative ways to improve nutrition and wellness programs.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
Dr. Michael Sitorius,
Chair, Family Medicine Department, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Ms. Amy Lazarus Yaroch,
Ph.D., Executive Director, The Center for Human Nutrition, Omaha, Nebraska
Ms. Kimberly A. Russel,
President and Chief Executive Officer, BryanLGH Health System, Lincoln, Nebraska
Ms. Pam Edwards,
MBA, MS, RD, President-elect and Director, Nebraska Dietetic Association, Assistant Director of University Dining Services, University of Nebraska-Lin
Panel 2
Mr. Wayne Sensor,
Chief Executive Officer, Alegent Health, Omaha, Nebraska
Dr. Blake Williamson,
Vice President, Senior Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
Ms. Marsha Lommel,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska
Mr. Glenn A. Fosdick,
FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Ms. LuAnn Heinen,
MPP, Vice President, National Business Group on Health, and Director, Institute on the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity, Washington, D.C.
