Planning Committee


San Diego County Childhood Obesity Summit Planning Committee

JuliAnna Arnett
Coordinator
San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative

Erika Black
Policy Advisor
Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, San Diego County Board of Supervisors

Mary Blackman
Curriculum Coordinator Physical Education/Health
San Diego County Office of Education

Naomi R Butler
Public Health Nutrition Manager
County of San Diego Chronic Disease & Health Disparities

Susan M. Cooper
President
Healthy Kids' Choice! Inc., Restaurant Partnership

Tracy Delaney, Ph.D., R.D.,
Manager
Chronic Disease and Health Disparities
County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency

Cheri Fidler-Dobransky
Director
Center for Healthier Communities Rady Children's Hospital

Kristin Garrett, MPH, FACHE
Executive Director
Community Health Improvement Partners

Stephanie Gioia
Policy Advisor
Office of Chairman Ron Roberts, San Diego County Board of Supervisors

Phyllis Hartigan, MPH
Senior Program Manager Center for Healthier Communities at Rady Children's Hospital

Katie Judd, MPA
Community Health Promotion Specialist
County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency

Patty Kimbrell, M.Ed.
Physical Activity Consultant
Trainer & Author

Deirdre Kleske
Regional Lead
California Project LEAN

Elise Lorentz, MS, RD
Health Promotion Specialist
County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency

Cathy S. Lurty, MPH
Manager
Medicaid Field Operations, San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties Blue Cross of California

Nick Macchione, MS, MPH, FACHE
Deputy Director
County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency

Amber L. Mauer
Regional Marketing Coordinator
JMA Architects

Carissa McMasters, B.S.
Coordinator
Coalition on Children and Weight

Blanca Meléndrez, MA
Director
Network for a Healthy California
San Diego/Imperial Region UCSD Division of Community Pediatrics

Cheryl Moder
Director
San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative

Barbara Orozco-Valdivia
Community Relations Supervisor
San Diego Health Net of California

Carey Riccitelli, MPH
Supervising Community Health Promotion Specialist
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

Elena Quintanar, MPH
Community Health Promotion Specialist
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

Sabrina Schuck
Collaborative Coordinator
San Diego Nutrition Network

Larry Staples, AIA
Health Care Director
JMA Architects

Beverly Tuzin, MPH, RD
Past Chair
Coalition of Children and Weight San Diego

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Quick Facts

  • More children are being diagnosed with diseases linked to overweight and obesity previously seen only in adults, such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease (The Obesity Society, 2009).
  • One in four children in San Diego County is overweight or obese; this is slightly higher than the national average (California Center for Public Health Advocacy, 2009)
  • Walking and biking have decreased more than 40% during the past 3 decades, partly because of unsafe routes and poor walking conditions (Active Living Research, 2009).

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