Sunset Park pol holding childhood obesity summit
The man who first brought you the idea of posting calorie counts on McDonald’s menu is calling together a group of health experts for an “obesity summit” to discuss ways to encourage weight loss.
Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Sunset Park) is joining together with the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) and other groups to develop strategies to improve programs to reduce obesity of Hispanic children.
The “Early Childhood Obesity Hispanic Leadership Summit” will take place on Feb. 8, at the New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Ave. from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.