Mayors plant seeds for better public health

WHO:              Joe Bates, MD, deputy director, Arkansas Department of Health (ADH); Joe Thompson, MD, Arkansas’s surgeon general; Joe Quinn, senior director, issue management and strategic outreach, Wal-Mart; North Little Rock mayor, Patrick Hays; Little Rock mayor, Mark Stodola; members of various non-profit, state and local government agencies and other interested parties.

WHAT:            Kickoff ceremony for National Public Health Week, April 2-8, in Arkansas

           

WHEN:           Monday, April 2, 2012, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:           Curren Conway Park, 2500 South Monroe, Little Rock, AR, 72204, in the garden and greenhouse area

WHY:              To call attention to the importance of public health in Arkansas, and to highlight the events planned for the week-long celebration

Note:   Both mayors will join some kindergarten kids to plant some fresh vegetables in the public gardens at Curren Conway Park near UALR. The meeting is open to the general public.  If you have any questions or need directions please contact the ADH Communications and Marketing Department, 501-661-2186.