Alexandria, Va. - April
15, 2014
Samueli Institute, an international leader in health and wellness research, will lead a series of workshops at the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) National Training Seminar in Washington, D.C. on July 29 and 30. The well-being workshops will help parents, teachers and adult allies of military children better serve military families across the country. The sessions will focus on key topics in wellness, including exercise to reduce stress, eating healthy on a budget, mindfulness in movement, and strategies to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.
While Samueli Institute has led leadership and well-being training seminars for military audiences in the past, including trainings for health professionals at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, this will be the first time that Samueli Institute has teamed with MCEC to provide training at the National Training Seminar.
“By collaborating with the military, we’ve helped shape training and treatments to improve performance, deal with pain, and cope with the trauma and stress of war,” said Samueli Institute President and CEO Wayne B. Jonas, MD. “We are honored to bring these same tools to the educators and adult allies who aid children of military families in times of stress, and support them in long term health.”
Speakers slated to participate in the Samueli Institute led modules for the well-being track at the National Training Seminar will be announced in June and will include national leaders in military and civilian health care.
The 2014 National Training Seminar will take place July 29 and 30 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. To register for the program, or to sponsor an educator, parent or student to attend, visit MCEC at
www.militarychild.org/NTS.
Media contacts:
Samueli Institute: Doug Cavarocchi,
dcavarocchi@SamueliInstitute.org, 703-299-4800
MCEC: Cindy Simerly,
cindy.simerly@militarychild.org, 254-953-1923