Registration closing soon for HPIO forum on healthy behavior, personal responsibility

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is hosting a forum on Oct. 2 in Columbus titled “Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Personal Responsibility: Politics, Perceptions and Health.”

In Ohio and across the country, there is a growing interest in encouraging healthy behaviors and promoting personal responsibility to improve health. This forum will explore the role policymakers and others can play in engaging people in their health.

Speakers will address diverse perspectives on the issue. The event also will address how community conditions impact our health choices and potential policy implications in Ohio.

Speakers include:

• Joan Alker, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Center for Children and Families and Research Professor, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy
• Dr. Megan Amaya, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing and Director of Health Promotion and Wellness, Ohio State University College of Nursing
• Rep. Jim Butler, Ohio House of Representatives
• Dr. Gary LeRoy, Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Admissions, Wright State University
• Dr. Bruce Rogen, Chief Medical Officer, Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan
• Rep. Thomas West, Ohio House of Representatives