Media Advisory

CDC Vital Signs Report: State-Specific Obesity Prevalence for U.S. Adults

What

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs report on state-specific obesity prevalence among adults.

Who

• Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC
• William Dietz, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
• Heidi Blanck, Ph.D., Chief, Obesity Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity

When

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 12:00pm ET

Dial-In

• Media: 888-795-0855
• Non-Media: 800-779-8692
• International: 1-517-308-9106
• Passcode: CDC Media

Important Instructions: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Transcript

A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES