Power Lunch 2008: Energy Insecurity and Children’s Health
April 25, 2008
Bond Ballroom, Hartford, CT

Operation Fuel welcomes Dr. John Cook, Co-Principal Investigator from the Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) who will present information from the study, “Fuel for our Future: Impacts of Energy Insecurity on Children’s Health, Nutrition and Learning”, a report sponsored by Citizens Energy Corporation.

To learn more about Dr. Cook, please click here.

To view Dr. Cook’s presentation from the event please click here.

The following reports are the basis for the “Fuel for our Future” report. Please click on the link to download the appropriate report.

Seasonal Variation in Weight-for-Age in a Pediatric Emergency Room

Heat or Eat: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Nutritional and Health Risks Among Children Less Than 3 Years of Age

Balancing Acts: Energy Insecurity among Low-Income Babies and Toddlers of Color Increases Food Insecurity and Harmful Health Effects

To read the “Fuel for our Future” report, please click here.

Joining Dr. Cook in a panel discussion on this topic will be:
Dr. Paul Dworkin, UCONN School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Gloria McAdam, executive director of Foodshare
Elaine Zimmerman, executive director of the Connecticut Commission on Children

Master of Ceremonies:
Juan Figueroa, President, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut

Operation Fuel would like to extend their gratitude to the following community leaders who served as Honorary Committee Members for Power Lunch 2008, giving of their time, talent and dedication to the mission of Operation Fuel:

• Raymond Necci President and COO, Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas
• Dr. Paul Dworkin Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UCONN School of Medicine Physician in Chief, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
• Dr. Janice Gruendel Co-Chair, Connecticut Early Childhood Education Council
• Patricia Baker President and CEO, Connecticut Health Foundation
• Dr. Gary Rhule Emergency Room Physician, St. Francis Hospital Former Member, Operation Fuel Board of Directors

Power Lunch 2008 would not have been made possible without the generous support of our event sponsors: