Healthy People Conference 2012

Healthy People 2012: The Lifestyle Conference, is hosted by Loma Linda University Medical Center and the School of Public Health. This year’s theme is “Healthy Aging and Living Whole.” The conference, open to the public, is from March 6 to 7 at Loma Linda University Drayson Center, 25040 Stewart Street, Loma Linda, Calif., 92354.

Healthy People 2012 will define the “Top 10 Lifestyle Priority Areas” necessary for healthy aging. At the conference, participants may choose from three tracks that address healthy aging, each representing a foundation pillar for healthy living: clinical preventive strategies; healthy community environments; and, empowered people.

Dr. Don Wright, deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will give the keynote on “National Prevention Strategy and Healthy People 2020 Initiatives.” Also scheduled to speak is Molly Mettler, senior vice president mission of Healthwise.

Dr. Gary Fraser, principal investigator of the Adventist Health Study, is scheduled to give a presentation on a long-running study that explores the links between lifestyle, diet, and disease among Seventh-day Adventists. More than 96,000 church members from the U.S. and Canada are participating in the current study, AHS-2, conducted by researchers at the Loma Linda University School of Public Health.

Registration for the conference for the public is $249. Discounts are available for students, and seniors over 65. The conference also offers 12 continuing professional and medical education units. To register: www.healthypeopleconference.org