EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) (www.PanAmericanBank.us) today announced the next speaker of the Rotary Club of East Los Angeles Speaker Series Presented by Pan American Bank. Ana Mascareñas, the policy and communications coordinator for Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles, will present on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, her research on the childhood obesity epidemic in East Los Angeles. Ms. Mascareñas will discuss the health implications of transportation and community planning, food and environment, and focus on the emerging science and the policy debate around obesogens (chemicals linked to obesity).
According to Ms. Mascareñas, “Nearly 1 in 3 East Los Angeles children are considered obese. Of the 128 cities and unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, only seven other communities have a higher rate of childhood obesity than East Los Angeles.”
Ana serves on the steering committee of Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy (CHANGE), a state-wide coalition of environmental health, policy, labor, environmental justice, and interfaith organizations working to create a better system regulating toxic chemicals and promoting safer alternatives in California. Ana studied human biology and sociology at Brown University and worked in the office of Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-31) before joining the nonprofit sector in 2008. She was a 2009 Fellow of the Los Angeles chapter of New Leaders Council (NLC) and a 2010 Fellow of the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Leadership Institute.
| WHAT: | The Childhood Obesity Epidemic in East Los Angeles | |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | |
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$15 per person (Includes lunch) |
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| WHERE: |
Tamayo Restaurant, 5300 East Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022 |
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| WHO: | Rotary Club of East Los Angeles, Pan American Bank | |
More information: http://elaobesity.eventbrite.com. The Rotary Club of East Los Angeles Speaker Series Presented by Pan American Bank features interesting and timely speaker presentations on the first three Tuesdays of each month at Tamayo Restaurant.
Established in 1964, Pan American Bank (www.PanAmericanBank.us) is California’s oldest Latino-owned bank. Headquartered in East Los Angeles, Pan American Bank serves the needs of the Latino communities in Los Angeles and Santa Ana. Founded by former U.S. Treasurer Romana Acosta Banuelos, the Bank has stayed true to its mission of transforming and empowering Latino communities through banking relationships built on trust, service, respect, communication, and guidance. Pan American Bank's Facebook page can be found at http://www.Facebook.com/PanAmericanBank. The Bank’s blog is found at http://PanAmericanBank.blogspot.com. Pan American Bank can be followed on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/PanAmericanBank.
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