FW: You're Invited: Food and Farm Policy: Impacts on Health and Health Care Costs

 

BPC Presents: Food and Farm Policy: Impacts on Health and Health Care Costs The 2013 Farm Bill reauthorization debate provides an opportunity to examine efforts to minimize escalating obesity rates and identify opportunities to promote healthy eating. The Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) June 2012 report Lots to Lose: How America's Health and Obesity Crisis Threatens Our Economic Future provides evidence that the obesity crisis has significant consequences for our well-being, the economy, and national security. Join BPC as we convene a panel of experts to discuss how to ensure that federal policy supports both a strong farm sector and a healthy population, against a background of high health care costs, tight budgets, and a rapidly changing agricultural sector. Keynote remarks by: Kathleen Merrigan Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Panel discussion featuring: Sec. Dan Glickman Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Senior Fellow, BPC Co-chair, BPC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative Robert Guenther Senior Vice President of Public Policy, United Fresh Produce Association Eric Olsen Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Feeding America Rep. Charles Stenholm Former Representative from Texas Senior Policy Advisor, Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman Matz PC Closing remarks by: Ann Veneman Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Co-chair, BPC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:30AM-11:00AM Where: Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 REGISTER HERE Invitation transferable. About the Bipartisan Policy Center Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org   Bipartisan Policy Center - 1225 Eye Street NW - Suite 1000 - Washington, D.C. 20005 Follow BPC: Twitter l Facebook l Instagram Profile & Subscription Preferences | Unsubscribe