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Surgeon General visits UC Berkeley to discusses vision for a fit and healthy nation
March 17, 2011 - Berkeley Campus
Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin M.D., M.B.A., the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, visited UC Berkeley on March 17, 2011. While on campus, she presented a public lecture, "A Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation," in which she highlighted the alarming trend of overweight and obese Americans. Her visit was cosponsored by the School of Public Health and the College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley.
Later that same day, Dr. Benjamin toured The Edible Schoolyard, a one-acre organic garden and kitchen classroom for public school students at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley. The Edible Schoolyard is a program of the Chez Panisse Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by chef and author Alice Waters.
Dr. Pamela Peeke (left), an alumna of the School of Public Health and the College of Natural Resources, and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin. The Surgeon General came to campus at Dr. Peeke's invitation.
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, Dr. Peeke, and Dr. Benjamin
Left to right: College of Natural Resorces Dean J. Keith Gilless, School of Public Health Dean Stephen Shortell, Dr. Benjamin, Mary Catherine Birgeneau, Dr. Peeke, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau
Alice Waters, executive chef, founder, and owner of Chez Panisse and founder of The Edible Schoolyard; and Dr. Benjamin
Dr. Benjamin with students from Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School at The Edible Schoolyard
Dr. Benjamin and Alice Waters
Photographer: Jim Block