United Way Young Leaders Society
NNCenters participated in the Young Leaders Society of Metro Chicago’s Health & Wellness – Focus on Food Deserts workshop at the K.L.E.O Center in the Washington Park community.
Speakers included:
Pastor Torrey L. Barrett, I
Founder and Executive Director
K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center
Willie B. Cochran
20th Ward Alderman
Dr. Hsin-Yi Chang
Bariatric Surgeon
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
James M. Galloway, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Assistant U.S. Surgeon General
Regional Health Administrator
Rear Admiral, United States Public Heath Service
Region V, Chicago, Illinois
Emile Pendarvis
Director of Corporate and External Affairs
Centers for New Horizons, Inc.
The morning presented an in-depth overview into the health-related issues, such as the obesity crisis that is invading our communities. Kudos to United Way for promoting workshops such as these, and we look forward to following up with some of the participants – in particular some interesting UofC students that were in our breakout group.
