What is health literacy, and how does it impact you and your family? What are the causes and consequences of childhood obesity? What do parents and educators need to know about lead poisoning prevention? Three panels of experts join host Diane Lucas to explore these and other health related issues on this Education Forum.

Panel one addresses health literacy issues, panel two explores the state of childhood obesity in North Carolina and panel three provides essential steps to preventing lead poisoning prevention and the importance of screening children before the age of two.

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Panel One:

Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH
UNC School of Medicine

Gilda Rubio-Festa
ESL Director
Central Piedmont Community College

Pat Bush
Past President
North Carolina Literacy Association

Panel Two:

Dr. Carolyn Dunn
Associate Professor
Food and Nutrition at North Carolina State University
Associate State Program Leader for Family and Consumer Sciences

Christie Hunter
Wellness and Nutrition Coordinator
ActionHealth at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Michael J. Arnold
Research Director
Study Committee on Childhood Obesity
NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund

Panel Three:

Ed Norman
NC Environmental Services

Nina Eaddy
Ready To Learn trainer