Former President Bill Clinton joined CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta (notice the cast on his left hand) for the Fit Nation Solution Summit at CNN HQ Wednesday.
The event was taped and will air online at CNN.com beginning tomorrow.
The CNN press release is after the jump…
CNN, Community Leaders Partner on Fight against Obesity
‘Fit Nation’ Summit with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Former President Bill Clinton Searches for Wellness Solutions
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta moderated the network’s 2007 Fit Nation Solution Summit today (Wednesday), a forum on public health and obesity at Time Warner Center in New York City, with featured guest former President Bill Clinton, business people, community activists and other civic leaders. During the event, CNN presented KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that unites communities and corporations to build playgrounds in underprivileged areas, with a check for $75,000 to build a playground in New Orleans.
The summit was the culmination of a multi-city Fit Nation tour, featured programming segments on CNN’s American Morning and Housecall with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, as well as a multimedia Web site (www.CNN.com/fitnation) that offers practical solutions to reducing obesity, the nation’s second-leading cause of preventable death.
At the event, Gupta described the 2008 Fit Nation efforts to be focused upon building relationships between families and communities to continue to improve conditions that support healthy lifestyles.
The one-hour Fit Nation Solution Summit took place on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (ET). The event was taped and will air online at www.CNN.com/LIVE beginning Friday, Nov. 16.