CBS-2/FOX-28 to hold “2 Your Health Expo” April 15
Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
On April 15, 2012, CBS 2 and FOX 28 will host the 2 Your Health Expo with Hy-Vee and presented by Medifast and Mercy of Cedar Rapids. The first-ever free expo will be held at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is designed to give you and your family the information you need to be healthier.
The inaugural event comes nearly a year after Governor Terry Branstad announced his Healthiest State Initiative. Pledging to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation within five years, the governor stressed that reaching and achieving that goal will take good information to help Iowans make healthier choices. “This Healthiest State Initiative will assist Iowans in learning about and applying proven methods to live longer, happier, and healthier lives,” Branstad says.
Long before the governor’s news conference, the team at CBS 2/FOX 28 recognized there was a lack of good health information available to viewers and worked to change that. One way is by airing Dr. Oz at 3 p.m. weekday afternoons on CBS 2. The hour-long program features Dr. Mehmet Oz and takes an innovative approach to improving viewers’ health through a combination of informed advice, thought-provoking demonstrations and discussing the latest breaking health news. Dr. Oz is both entertaining television and expert advice from a doctor passionate about improving the lives of those who watch, including his fans here in Eastern Iowa.
CBS 2 News anchor Tiffany O’Donnell also now reports on the latest health news during her 2 Your Health Oz Extra segments weeknights on the CBS 2 News at 5 p.m. For Tiffany, who enjoys running, physical fitness and maintaining good nutrition for her and her family, helping Iowans live healthier lives is a personal passion. She says, “I truly believe physical activity combined with a healthy, whole foods diet is the fountain of youth. Looking and feeling good is just the beginning of the amazing things that can happen with a healthy lifestyle.”
The segments have been so well received, a second segment can now be seen on the Fox News at Nine on FOX 28. They cover a wide range of breaking health news on everything from popular diet and exercise trends to major medical breakthroughs.
But CBS 2/FOX 28 believe getting people actively involved in making healthier decisions requires more than quality, informed reporting. That’s when the idea behind the 2 Your Health Expo was formed as an opportunity for eastern Iowans to experience firsthand the local resources at their disposal to improve their health. As CBS 2/FOX 28 General Manager Kerry Johnson puts it, “We are very excited to be bringing this inaugural event to Eastern Iowa. We believe the health expo will prove to be valuable with its health-related information and fun for people of all ages. We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2 Your Health Expo on April 15.”
The expo will include presentations, hands-on demonstrations, free health screenings, experts answering health questions, live entertainment and fun activities for kids and adults alike. There will even be a “Hy-Vee What’s Cooking Auditorium” featuring fun and creative healthy cooking demonstrations from local Hy-Vee dietitians, along with healthy food experts from the Iowa Pork Producers, Iowa Beef Industry Council, Iowa Turkey Federation, and the Midwest Dairy Association. It’s all designed to offer a unique one-stop opportunity for Iowans to improve their lives and those of their families.
Join us Sunday, April 15 at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center for the 2 Your Health Expo. Admission is free. For more details on the day’s events, sponsor listings and show details, go to www.2YourHealthExpo.com.
