Coming up at Urban Zen: The FitTown Town Hall will bring together advocates for child health and present solutions that enhance physical and emotional health and wellness for children and teens in the home, at school and in the community. The goal is to engage parents and school staff as agents of change in bringing proactive health and healing practices to American youth. Learn more about www.urbanzen.org.

Day 1: March 10, 2010
Nutrition in Schools
with Ras Baraka, Annemarie Colbin, PhD, Alexandra Jamieson, First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson, Barnaby Spring, and Brian Wansink, PhD
Creating a Healthy Environment
with Kristy Borak, Michael Conard, Sarkis Kalashian, Eric Komoroff and Jean McTavish
Food Thought in Underserved Communities
with Sarita Dhuper, MD , FACC , Anna Hammond, Terri Kennedy, PhD, Craig King and Jerusha Klemperer

Day 2: March 11, 2010
Kids Going Green
with Theresa Dolan, Sarah Fishstrom, Lynn Fredricks,  Annie Novak, Joy Pierson, Akiima Price and Kim Wiley-Schwartz
Exercise, Music and Art Therapy for Kids
with Yong Kim Cedro, Anne Desmond, Beth DeFuria, James O’Brien, Mache Seibel, MD and Clyde Valentin
Spirituality and Mental Resiliency
with Dianne Connelly, Heath Grant, PhD, Tara Guber, Stephen Josephson, MD , Lisa Oz and Alan Wherry

FitTown: A Healthy Path for Kids
Wednesday & Thursday March 10 & 11, 2010
Urban Zen Center at the Stephan Weiss Studio
711 Greenwich Street (at Charles Street)
New York, NY 10014
Tickets: $180 for both days or $100 per individual day
For more information: rsvp@urbanzen.org or 212.414.8520

The Council on the Environment of New York City presents Rock N Grow, a Concert for Youth Education, great bands for a good cause — education programs for NYC’s young people. All proceeds benefit CENYC’s youth education programs, including: Learn It, Grow It, Eat It; Environmental Education; Greenmarket Youth Education Program; Youthmarket. The Council on the Environment of NYC (CENYC) is a hands-on non-profit which improves New York City’s quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment for future generations.

Featuring:
Davey and the Trainwreck
2/3 Goat
Pie Boys Flat
Cash bar and complimentary Greenmarket snacks

Learn more at www.cenyc.org/ee/rockngrow.

Rock N Grow, a Concert for Youth Education
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Doors open at 7:00 pm, concert begins at 8:00 pm
Sullivan Hall
214 Sullivan Street (between Bleecker and West 3rd)
Tickets $20 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/97937, or $25 at the door

Coming up at Urban Zen: Learn how you can meet the special dietary needs of children living with autism, ADHD , asthma and allergies from experts Dr. Kenneth Bock, author of “Healing the New Childhood Epidemics,” and pediatrician Dr. Stephen Cowan. During this one day experiential workshop, you’ll glean insights from experts working on the front lines of nutrition therapy and dietary management for children. Then, you’ll get a taste of what the experts are really talking about through hands-on innovative food “labs” and cooking experiences that translate nutrition and dietary advice to the kitchen space and child’s plate. You will leave with the knowledge and
the practical tools to implement restorative dietary practices into your lifestyle and your children’s. The workshop will also feature a lunchtime presentation by renowned author and editor-at-large of Psychology Today Hara Estroff Marano. Learn more at www.urbanzen.org.

Food Solutions: Managing Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Urban Zen Center at the Stephan Weiss Studio
711 Greenwich Street (at Charles Street)
New York, NY 10014
Tickets: $80
For more information: rsvp@urbanzen.org or 212.414.8520

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public forum on December 15 titled “Sizing Up Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity.” The forum will assemble industry representatives, federal regulators, consumer groups, scientific researchers, and legal scholars to discuss issues related to food marketing to children, including current research on the impact of food advertising on children and the issues surrounding governmental regulation of food marketing. Panelists will also address the food and entertainment industries’ progress toward self-regulation. In addition, the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children – comprised of representatives from the FTC, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and U.S. Department of Agriculture – will report on the status of recommended nutritional standards for foods marketed to children.

For more information or to view the live webcast:
www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/sizingup/index.shtml