Children's Health Month: Symposium on Communicating Risk
Posted on: Thursday, 13 October 2005, 09:01 CDT
News Advisory:
With National Children's Health Month underway, the nation's oldest consumer advocacy organization is calling for a long overdue discussion about the media's role in communicating health risks to children. The National Consumers League will gather a group of consumer advocates, local and national media, researchers, government policy makers and regulators, and industry representatives to address important topics within the challenges of communicating children's health risks via major media. How often does the public get access to adequate context and unbiased research results? What steps can we take to improve communications of complicated and often emotionally charged topics? Using case studies and research on issues including children's vaccines, environmental contaminants in the food supply, and childhood obesity, panelists will highlight obstacles to effective risk communication. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
WHO: Vaccine panelists include representatives from: Centers for Disease Control; National Vaccine Information Center; American Academy of Pediatrics; United Press International; George Washington University; Denver Post
Obesity panelists include representatives from: Consumer Federation of America; ShapeUp America; Olsson, Frank and Weeda; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Washington Post
Contaminants panelists include representatives from: Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy at the University of Maryland; Center for Science in the Public Interest; The Scientist
WHERE: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, October 14
8 a.m. -- Breakfast served
8:30 a.m. -- Welcome and introductions
8:45 - 10:15 a.m. -- Panel: Communicating Children's Health Risks
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. -- Panel: Vaccines
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. -- Panel: Contaminants
12:45 - 2 p.m. -- Lunch. Speakers from Child Trends
2 - 3:45 p.m. -- Panel: Obesity
CONTACT: RSVP to Carol McKay at 202-835-3323, ext 114 or carolm(At)nclnet.org
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