9-City Childhood Obesity Awareness Campaign by AAPI
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 05 March 2013, 22:07 IST
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Bangalore: The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is all set for a nine-city childhood obesity awareness campaign in the U.S., in the month of June. The campaign will include seminars and music concerts by Indian singer Shankar Mahadevan, reports IANS.

"With obesity proving to be a major epidemic affecting nearly one third of the nation's population, we have a responsibility to save future generations by decreasing childhood obesity," said Jayesh Shah, president-elect announcing the tour.

"The impact and role of AAPI in influencing policy makers and the public is ever more urgent today," said Dr. Narendra Kumar, President of AAPI.

The awareness campaign will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 8; Los Angeles, California, June 9, Dallas, Texas, June 15; New York, June 16; New Jersey, June 22; Atlanta, Georgia, June 23; Tampa, Florida, June 29; and San Jose, California, June 30.|

The AAPI campaign, along with the local governments, non-governmental agencies and schools will select 100 schools for the year 2013-14, to promote awareness of childhood obesity and will also provide educational resources to encourage healthy lifestyle.

Advocating policy changes to build a healthier community is another objective of the campaign.
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