Health Matters: 2013 Conference Highlights
The Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation conference is an annual convening of national thought leaders who demonstrate ways in which individuals, corporate leaders, athletes, and health and wellness experts can contribute to solutions that positively impact health and well-being.
Morning Workout with Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels, America’s Health and Wellness Expert, leads Health Matters conference guests in a morning workout.
photo by: Barbara Kinney / Clinton Foundation
Morning Workout with Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels, America’s Health and Wellness Expert, leads Health Matters conference guests in a morning workout.
Ginny Ehrlich Welcomes Guests
Ginny Ehrlich, CEO of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, welcomes guests to the 2013 Health Matters conference in Coachella Valley, California.
Discussion on "Health Transformation"
Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor at NBC News, moderates the "Health Transformation" panel at the 2013 Health Matters conference with Dr. Kelvin Baggett, Dr. Donald M. Berwick, Michael McCallister, Susan Siegel, and Dr. Peter Tippett.
President Clinton with Dr. Nancy Snyderman
President Bill Clinton and Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor at NBC News, open the "Health Transformation" panel at the 2013 Health Matters conference.
Dr. Deepak Chopra Leads Guided Meditation
Guests at the 2013 Health Matters conference participate in a guided meditation led by Dr. Deepak Chopra, founder of the Chopra Foundation.
Access to Healthy Lifestyles
Dr. Dean Ornish (center), founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, speaks during the "Access to Healthy Lifestyles" panel with Tim Finchem (left), PGA TOUR Commissioner, and Ryan Sistare, Renaissance Hotel Complex General Manager, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Chelsea Clinton and Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz
Chelsea Clinton discusses "Access to Healthy Lifestyles" with Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, at the 2013 Health Matters conference.
Tom Colicchio at the Health Matters conference
Tom Colicchio, chef and owner of Craft Restaurants & ‘wichcraft, discussed healthy food at the 2013 Health Matters conference – and served as guest chef for the conference lunch.
photo by: Adam Schultz / Clinton Foundation
Mental Health & Addictions Panel
John Schwarzlose, president and CEO of the Betty Ford Center, moderates an afternoon panel on mental health and addictions. Panelists include Senator Christopher Murphy, Harris R. Schwartzberg, Carolyn Jackson, Vinod Gupta, Ray Kelly, and Gary Mendell.
Gary Mendell, Addiction Health Advocate
At the Clinton Foundation's 2013 Health Matters conference, Gary Mendell pledges to create Brian's Wish – the first national entity devoted to providing a coordinated and comprehensive response to the disease of addiction.
Haile Thomas Addresses the Conference
Haile Thomas, a 12-year-old Youth Advisory Board member with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, speaks about her personal experience inspiring her peers to live better.
Wasserman Foundation 2013 Health Matters Pledge
Jen Kessy, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist Beach Volleyball; April Ross, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist, Beach Volleyball; Rebecca Soni, U.S. Swimming Olympian; and Kristin Armstrong Savola, 2x Olympic Gold Medal Cyclist will advocate for healthy living as part of a Wasserman Foundation pledge.