Getting Kids Outside: A Strategy for Combating Childhood Obesity in New Mexico Forum

10:00 am August 5
Bosque School, 4000 Learning Road Northwest, Albuquerque

This event is convened by the Sierra Club, Environmental Education Association of New Mexico, the USDA Forest Service, the Bosque School and other partners in the Leave No New Mexico Child Inside Coalition. Bringing together public health experts, environmental advocates, teachers and decision makers, we hope to explore ways to increase opportunities to getting kids outside as a means to a healthier lifestyle and to combat childhood obesity.

The forum will start at 8:30am with an optional hike and tour of the bosque with Kimi Scheerer, of the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program. The program begins at 10:00 am at Budagher Hall at the Bosque School. Participants will then go into breakout sessions that range from learning how to take advantage of local outdoor opportunities to developing a state plan for connecting children with the outdoors.

This forum is free, open to the public, and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by July 30, 2010.

For more information or to register, please contact Kristina Ortez de Jones at 505-243-7767 or email kristina.ortez@sierraclub.org. The following link will also allow you to register and provide more information. http://sierraclub.org/youth/newmexico/

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