Washington, D.C., May 24, 2010 – As part of its monthly breakfast series, Disruptive Women in Health Care® bloggers, and guests, will share their efforts and solutions to the obesity challenges facing individuals, families, and communities. Let’s Move, the program developed by First Lady Michelle Obama to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation, marks an important step forward in combating this enormous public health challenge. We applaud the First Lady’s efforts and offer several suggestions to help realize that goal.

Speakers include:

• Robin Strongin, Creator, Disruptive Women in Health Care® Blog
• Gwen Tolbart, WTTG Fox 5 DC, Professional Speaker (moderator)
• Donald Mathis, President & CEO, Community Action Partnership
• Aimee Smith, Senior Program Specialist, YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity
• Diana Long, Past Board Member, YMCA Philadelphia, Developer of BrandDanceTM, Principal of DML Consulting, and Disruptive Women in Health Care® blogger,
• Lorraine Friedman, JD, Founder and Executive Director of the DreamDog Foundation, award-winning author and songwriter, and Disruptive Women in Health Care® blogger

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About Disruptive Women in Health Care® (www.disruptivewomen.net)
The mission of the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog is to serve as a platform for provocative ideas, thoughts, and solutions in the health sphere. While the focus of the blog is on encouraging the voices of women, men are welcome to share their thoughts as well. Disruptive Women in a project conceived of and owned by Amplify Public Affairs. Our May 2010 breakfast, “Childhood Obesity: A Big Fat National Challenge,” is sponsored by Candace Littell LLC. Our media partner is The Hill.