Mayo Clinic to Host the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Monday, November 05, 2007

What: Mayo Clinic will host the regular meeting of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Mayo Clinic physician Edward Laskowski, M.D. is a member of the council. The President's Council serves as a 20-member advisory committee of volunteer citizens who advises the President of the United States through the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services about physical activity, fitness and sports in America.

Who: Council members attending include:

John Burke (Chair)

Dorothy "Dot" Richardson, M.D. (Vice Chair)

Catherine Baase, M.D.

J. Nick Baird, M.D.

Kirk Bauer

Paul Carrozza

Lillian Greene-Chamberlain, Ph.D.

Bill Greer

Donna Richardson Joyner

Edward Laskowski, M.D.

T.L. "Tedd" Mitchell, M.D.

Charles Moore

Jerry Noyce

Melissa Johnson (Executive Director)

Member biographies are located at http://fitness.gov/about_bios.htm

When: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please note: Council members will be available at 11:30 a.m. for media interviews.

Where: Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center

Lower (Subway) Level

Background: The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports promotes, encourages and motivates the development of physical fitness and sports participation for Americans of all ages through its work with partners in government and the private sector. The council supports the president's HealthierUS initiative, which encourages Americans to be physically active every day.

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