Hunger Free Texans

HUNGER FREE TEXANS Conference Agenda Thursday, October 10, 2013 9am-3:30pm Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall Houston, TX 77029

9:00 - 9:30am Registration

9:30 - 9:35am Welcome HEB Grocery Stores

9:35 - 10:00am Introduce Members Ellen Seaton, LMSW, Director of Social Services Harris County Community Services

10:00-10:30am Hunger Free Texans Business Aaron Herrera, MSW Chair, Hunger Free Texans

10:30-10:45am Industry News Segment: News from Around Texas and the Nation

10:45 - 11:00am Break

11:00-11:45am Hunger and the Healthcare Community (Keynote Presenter) Faye Conti, 3SquaresVT Advocate Hunger Free Vermont

11:45 - 12:15pm Health and Wellness Segment: Combating Chronic Disease through Healthy Community Initiatives Sali V. Deshpande, MD, Chief Medical Officer United Healthcare

12:15 – 12:50pm Lunch & Networking Mini Lunch and Learn: Hungry After the Last Bell—Feeding Children a Third Meal John M Puder, M.P.Aff., Child Hunger Outreach Specialist, No Kid Hungry Regional Coordinator Texas Hunger Initiative, Baylor University

KEEPING PEOPLE WELL BY REDUCING HUNGER AND INCREASING HEALTH OR NUTRITION IN TEXAS 12:50 - 1:30pm Food Waste in America (Keynote Presenter) Bill Ludwig, Regional Administrator USDA, Food and Nutrition Service

1:30 - 2:00pm Health and Hunger Champion Awards Aaron Herrera, MSW Chair, Hunger Free Texans & Julie Lara, Public Affairs HEB Grocery Stores

2:00 - 2:05pm Break

2:05 - 2:20pm Innovative Health/Hunger Models in Texas Frank Levy, Director of Development Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services

2:20 - 2:45pm Healthy Communities Segment: Funding Opportunities: Grocery Stores & Healthy Foods to Underserved Communities Stephanie Dugan, Texas Field Director National Development Council

2:45-3:00pm Food and Nutrition News Segment: Nan Cramer, RD, LD, Community Outreach Dietitian Houston Independent School District

3:00 - 3:20pm Member Announcements

3:20 - 3:30pm Closing Remarks  Next Quarterly Conference- Thursday, January 23rd

PLEASE RSVP TO EVENT BRIGHT BY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. MORE INFO CONTACT: AARON HERRERA AT [email protected]

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