The Boston Center for Community & Justice (BCCJ) and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation will host the third annual Voices of Inclusion Summit on December 12 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Voices of Inclusion III will explore the issue of obesity and its correlation to racial, ethnic and economic disparity.
BCCJ will recognize three awardees at the Summit for their sustained leadership in addressing disparities issues in health care. Mayor Thomas M. Menino will be recognized with the Voices of Inclusion Leadership Award for his citywide public policy initiatives that keep Bostonians healthy; Brandy Cruthird of Body By Brandy 4 Kidz will be recognized with the Voices of Inclusion Innovator Award for her role in the creation of a partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Children’s Hospital of Boston and United Way of Massachusetts Bay to reduce the rates of childhood obesity; and Dr. Walter Willett, an internationally renowned nutritionist of the Harvard School of Public Health, will be recognized with the Voices of Inclusion Visionary Award for 25 years of research on the long-term health consequences of food choices.
For more information, contact Kathleen Magrane at (617) 451-5010 ext. 13 or kmagrane@bostonccj.org.
