Active and Ready to Learn: Transportation’s Role in Creating Healthy and Academic Ready Students
Tulane University’s Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives and KidsWalk Coalition at the Tulane Prevention Research Center are proud to co-sponsor a free breakfast roundtable discussion about the role transportation plays in the health and academic readiness of New Orleans’ school age children.
Please join us for breakfast and to contribute to an important conversation about creating social change through transportation for better health and academic readiness outcomes for our city’s youth.
*Space is limited. Free breakfast will be served. RSVP required by Noon Monday, July 29, 2013 via eventbrite or phone at 504-658-8045.
When: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Where: Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation, 2035 Washington Avenue, Suite 105, New Orleans, LA 70125
Speakers:
- Kathryn Parker, MPH, Ph.D., Director, KidsWalk Coalition at the Tulane Prevention Research Center
- Debra Vaughan, Director of Research, Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives
- Shalanda Cole, MBA, Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
- Mark Jernigan, P.E., PMP, LTC. (Ret.), Director, Department of Public Works, City of New Orleans
- Cyndi Nguyen, Executive Director, Vietnamese Initiatives for Economic Training
- Sophia Griffies, Development Specialist, Audubon Charter School
RVSP via Eventbrite:
http://nolaschoolsandtransportation.eventbrite.com/
Special thanks to Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation for the use of its space.
This event is possible through generous support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Active Living by Design Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities program.
