President Clinton Announces Guests, Program For ‘Health Matters’ Conference

After months of planning in New York, President Bill Clinton unveiled the program and featured attendees he has in store for the Clinton Foundation’s inaugural health conference.

“Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation” will bring together more than 200 professionals in the health care industry, public policy, business, education and individual wellness. the community, and the workplace.

The conference comes right before the Humana Challenge PGA tour. formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic.

Organizers for the event said the conference highlights the tournament’s commitment to health and well-being, and builds on the work of the Clinton Foundation, which has a mission to improve global health, strengthen economies, protect the environment, and promote healthier childhoods through its Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs will act as the lead hospital.

Participants in Indian Wells will include: President Clinton; Chelsea Clinton; Reed Alexander; Notah Begay III, Health and Wellness Advocate; Travis Bogard, CMO, Jawbone; Dr. Deepak Chopra, Author and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing; James Curleigh, CEO of KEEN Footwear; Susan Dell, Founder, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation; Tim Finchem, Commissioner, PGA Tour; Lorena Garcia, Chef and Restaurateur; Richard Gephardt, President and CEO, Gephardt Government Affairs; Goldie Hawn, The Hawn Foundation; Dr. Mark Hyman, Chairman of the Institute of Functional Medicine; Billie Jean King, Founder, Women’s Sports Foundation; Bob Lanier, Special Assistant to the Commissioner and NBA Cares Global Ambassador; Michael McCallister, CEO, Humana; Jillian Michaels, Health and Wellness Expert; Dr. Dwayne Proctor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Anita Rao, Alliance Youth Advisory Board Member; Dr. David Satcher, Former U.S. Surgeon General and Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine; Pete Shankle, Alliance Healthy Schools Champion; Lakeysha Sowunmi, Mom; Annika Sorenstam, Founder, Annika Foundation; and Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor, NBC; Karolee Sowle, CEO, Desert Regional Medical Center; Jerry Tarde, Editor in Chief, Golf Digest; Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO, Wasserman Media Group; Dr. Howell Wechsler, Division Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Dr. Toni Yancey, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles.

The conference will be streamed live online.

Viewers can follow the discussion and submit questions on Twitter by following @ClintonTweet by using the hashtag #HealthMatters. They can also follow conference highlights on President Clinton’s Facebook page

For more information visit online at: www.humanachallenge.com and www.clintonfoundation.org .