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Annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference 2025

Eat Well, Move Well, Live Well

Thursday, June 5, 2025

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Delaware State University

The Division of Public Health, Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) program presentd the Advancing Healthy Lifestyles (AHL) Conference 2025: Eat Well, Move Well, Live Well, on June 5, 2025, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Delaware State University Martin Luther King Jr. Conference Center.

The conference provided a platform for cross sectional sharing on national, regional, and local best practices, challenges, opportunities, and success stories. With a focus on improving health equity, the ultimate goal of the conference is to strengthen efforts to reduce obesity and other chronic diseases amongst Delawareans. This invitational event included government legislative and administrative policy makers in public health, nonprofit advocates of health and wellness, educators, medical care givers and policy experts, and academic and medical researchers who are interested or engaged in health disparities, nutrition, chronic illness and obesity prevention. It further served as an opportunity to close gaps in health inequities, assess progress, and further strengthen the work of community stakeholders.

2025 Conference Presentations

Place Matters: Moving Towards a Healthy “New Normal” in the Built Environment

David L. Edgell, AICP, Director, Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination

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The Power of Partnership: Transforming Physical and Mental Health Outcomes for Delaware Youth

Delaware Youth Sports Coalition

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Physical Activity for Older Adults

Hannah Ciolek, MPH, Executive Director, Mid-County Center

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Introduction to Inclusive Health & Fitness

Special Olympics Delaware

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Food is Medicine in Action: Strengthening Health Through Healthcare & Community Partnership

Michelle Axe, Manager Food is Medicine, ChristianaCare
Rob Gurnee, Executive Director, Lutheran Community Services

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Health Workforce Expansion: Bridging the Gap to Wellness while Promoting Economic Mobility

Peggy Geisler, Delaware Community Healthworkers

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Advancing Healthy Lifestyles

Rose Simon, Love and Hope Rescue Mission

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Living Well on Delaware College Campuses

Tracey Phillips, MPA, BA, ASN, Health Promotion Specialist, Delaware State University
Alvin Tamba, Administrative Assistant, College of Engineering, University of Delaware

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Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club Mini Farm, Seaford, Delaware

Tony Windsor, Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
Christine Justice, Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware

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2024 Conference Highlights Video