Public Health Advocacy Institute Connections

Public Health Advocacy Institute
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Center for Science in the Public Interest
About a half dozen Center for Science in the Public Interest-affiliated speakers are scheduled to address the 2004 Public Health Advocacy Institute conference on "Legal Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic." CSPI president Michael Jacobson also spoke at the 2003 conference, which was "intended to encourage and support litigation against the food industry." Joining him in 2004 are Margo Wootan, Steve Gardner from "CSPI Litigation," and CSPI "legal advisor" Ellen J. Fried.

CSPI science advisory board member Kelly "Big Brother" Brownell will also be returning in 2004 for a second speaking appointment, as will former CSPI board member Marion Nestle.

EarthSave International
Michele Simon, a volunteer for EarthSave, is a scheduled speaker at the 2004 Public Health Advocacy Institute conference on "Legal Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic." The previous year's conference was "intended to encourage and support litigation against the food industry" -- an effort Simon has advocated as president of the Center for Informed Food Choices.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Former Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine policy analyst Michele Simon is a scheduled speaker at the 2004 Public Health Advocacy Institute conference on "Legal Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic." Simon advocates obesity lawsuits as a means of attacking foods that don't fit into her vegan diet. PCRM lawyer Mindy Kursban attended PHAI's 2003 conference, which "intended to encourage and support litigation against the food industry." She subsequently told the press that the 2003 confab provided useful information for PCRM's lawsuits against food companies.

Union of Concerned Scientists
Public Health Advocacy Institute chairman Anthony Robbins signed a much-hyped petition from the Union of Concerned Scientists in 2004 alleging political manipulation of science by the Bush White House.