![]() |
|---|
| Published for over 30 years as a project of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area Education Fund, the Bay Area Monitor provides coverage of transportation, air quality, water quality, open space, and land use issues in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. |
Personal eating choices and genes undoubtedly affect our weight, but the urban, suburban, commercial and organizational environments we live in can also play a vital role in our health. Dr. Jackson will explore the problems associated with our existing state of ill health and highlight the changes needed to give ourselves and our children a healthier future. A pediatrician and public health leader, Dr. Jackson has served in many positions with the California Health Department, including state health officer.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Richard Jackson, MD, MPH Chair and Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Department at UCLA