2016 Summit

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Active Communities, Active Schools, Active Worksites

Over 150 gathered on Friday, February 26th at the Get Moving Alabama Physical Activity Summit! Mayor Battle of Huntsville, Mayor Bell of Birmingham, Mayor Handlon of Alabaster, Mayor Jones of Rainsville, and health czar of Montgomery Michael Briddell came together on a panel discussing impressive initiatives their communities are doing to promote physical activity and they ways they ‘get moving’ including yoga, walking & running. Former Alabama and NFL football great, Bobby Humphrey, who is also the Chairman of the Alabama Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness & Sports provided a motivational message and read Governor Bentley’s Proclamation for 2016 as the Year to Get Moving Alabama. What a great way to officially kick-off the Get Moving Alabama campaign! Thanks to all the speakers, sponsors, and participants who came out to learn and discuss solutions to increase physical activity opportunities in our state. Let’s #GetMovingAL!

Facilitated by the Alabama Obesity Task Force

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Details of the Day

8:30am – 9:00am Registration/Breakfast/Visit Vendors for Passport to Prizes

9:00am – 9:15am Welcome

Mayor Marty Handlon – Alabaster
Reverend Sherry Harris, Restore – First United Methodist Church
Kathe Briggs, MS, ACSM CES, FAACVPR – Alabama Obesity Task Force Past Chair/Get Moving Alabama Chair

9:15am – 9:40am Opening Comments – Obesity in Alabama

Thomas M. Miller, M.D., Acting State Health Officer

9:40am – 10:00am Alabama Obesity Task Force Overview & Recognition (DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION)

Hank Williford, Ed.D., FACSM, ACSM EP-C

Get Moving Alabama Video

Allison Hoit Tubbs, MS, ACSM EP-C

10:00am – 11:00am Panel – Mayor’s Models of Movement

Sheena Quizon Gregg, MS, RDN, LDN – Moderator
- Mayor Nick Jones, Rainsville
- Mayor William Bell, Birmingham
- Mayor Tommy Battle, Huntsville
- Michael Briddell, Montgomery
- Mayor Marty Handlon, Alabaster

11:00am – 11:15am Activity Break/Vendors/Snacks

11:15am – 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions

Resource Fair: Tips and tools to get the school in your community to promote physical activity
- Penny Edwards, M.Ed., Moderator
- Connie Dacus, M.Ed., Moderator
Increasing Access to Safe and Affordable Physical Activity in 14 High-Obesity Alabama Counties
- Ruth W. Brock, M.Ed.
- Mitch Carter, MS
You Can Make it on Broken Pieces
- Reverend Bennie R. Liggins
ZYP/BikeShare Program
- Lindsey G. West, ZYP Bikeshare Director

12:00pm – 1:00pm Grab and Go Lunch /Networking/Visit Vendors for Passport to Prizes

1:00pm – 2:00pm Keynote Introduction

Jeff Underwood, Lakeshore CEO

Keynote – Empowering Americans to be Healthy and Active: Programs of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition

Lauren Darensbourg, Manager, Strategic Partnerships for Underserved Populations for the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition

Presentation – Alabama Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness & Sport

Phil Holmes, Executive Director

Reading – Governor’s Proclamation: 2016 Get Moving Alabama Year

Bobby Humphrey, Chairman

2:00pm – 2:15pm Activity Break/Snacks/Visit Vendors for Passport to Prizes

2:15pm – 3:00pm Concurrent Sessions

Fueling Greatness: Breakfast + Exercise= Healthy Students
- Mary Martin Nordness, MA, RDN, LD, CHES
The Performance Triad: Changing Habits in the Lifespace
- Colonel Gary Wheeler, M.D., FACP
This is Your Brain on Exercise: Optimizing Learning Readiness Through Movement (DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION)
- Tiffany Higginbotham, M.S., P.T.
- Erin Reilly, Ph.D.

3:00pm – 3:15pm Activity Break/Snacks/Visit Vendors for Passport to Prizes

3:15pm – 4:00pm Keynote – The Livability Index: Great Neighborhoods for All Ages

Candi Williams, State Director, AARP Alabama

4:15pm – 4:30pm Evaluations/Passport to Prizes Drawings/Closing Comments

The Planning Committee reserves the right to substitute speakers and topics and adjust the schedule when needed.

A special thanks to our Summit Sponsors, Get Moving Alabama Partners, and Summit Vendors!

Summit Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, AARP Alabama, Southeast United Diary Industry Association, Alabama Department of Public Health, Action for Healthy Kids, Auburn University at Montgomery, Lakeshore Foundation

Get Moving Alabama Partners: Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM), Lakeshore Foundation, Alabama FCCLA, Auburn University KINE, Governor’s Physical Fitness Commission of Alabama, East Alabama Medical Center, Alabama Department of Public Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Alabama Action for Healthy Kids

Vendors: Alabama Action for Healthy Kids, Alabama Department of Public Health, National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD), St. Vincents, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Governor’s Physical Fitness Commission of Alabama, ADPH Office of Women’s Health, ZYP BikeShare, AARP Alabama, ADPH Quit line