"An Evening With Dr. Marla Shapiro"
Challenging Our Youth to be Healty and Fit
Dr. Shapiro's Presentation - Kids and Obesity
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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), partnered with the Canadian Diabetes Association in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, Sudbury and District Health Unit, and the Sudbury Regional Hospital, to host “An Evening with Dr. Marla Shapiro” that focused on the consequences and challenges of battling the childhood obesity epidemic. While parents attended the talk with Dr. Shapiro, children participated in activities, learned about healthy food choices, and heard about the benefits of physical activity.
About Dr. Marla Shapiro
For years, well-known medical contributor Dr. Marla Shapiro has waded through the constant barrage of medical research and has disseminated the most sensible medical information you need to make smart healthcare decisions. She completed medical school at McGill University and trained at the University of Toronto for her Masters of Health Science in Community Health and Epidemiology. Trained in Family Medicine and certified by the Canadian College of Family Practice, Dr. Shapiro concluded her specialty training in Community Medicine receiving her Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is in private practice.
In 1993 she joined CityTV in Toronto, Ontario as the medical expert on the nationally syndicated show Cityline. Shortly thereafter she became the medical expert for City Pulse and CP24 News. In 2000, she left City to become the Health and Medical Contributor for CTV's CanadaAM. In addition to her weekly appearances on CanadaAM, she is seen on NewsNet and as the medical consultant on CTV’s National News with Lloyd Robertson. The year 2003 saw the exciting addition of Balance: Television for Living Well, in which Dr. Shapiro appears as host. This refreshing daily health and lifestyle show is seen across North American households and has sold internationally.
Dr. Shapiro writes a health column for the Globe and Mail and has a regular column in Canadian Health and Living magazine. She is the Editor of Health Essentials as well as the Editor of Parents Canada. She writes weekly in her blog which can be found on the CTV website. Dr. Shapiro is the recipient of the 2005 Media Award from the North American Menopause Society for her work in expanding the understanding of menopause, and won the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada / Canadian Foundation for Women's Health Award for Excellence in Women's Health Journalism in 2006 for her documentary Run Your Own Race. The documentary has won numerous industry awards including the New York Film Festival and the Columbus International Film and Video award.
Dr. Shapiro is a member of several advisory boards including Cancer Care Ontario and the newly formed Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. In November 2008, Dr. Shapiro received an Award of Excellence from the College of Family Physicians of Canada for her lifelong commitment and dedication to family medicine. Her book Life in the Balance: My Journey with Breast Cancer, was released in Fall 2006 and is a National Bestseller.