CONGRESSMAN COHEN & MAYOR WHARTON TO KICK OFF NATIONAL SEAFOOD MONTH

Seafood Nutrition Partnership Educates Memphians about the Health Benefits of Seafood (October 7, 2014 – Memphis, TENN) Congressman Steve Cohen and City of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. will kick off National Seafood Month (October) with a host of community leaders, health professionals and chefs as part of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership’s city-wide campaign to educate and empower Memphians to live healthier through adding more seafood to their diets. The news conference will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Church Health Wellness Center located at 1115 Union Avenue. “I have continuously pushed the need for people in my district to continue, start or resume their efforts in living a healthy lifestyle,” said Cohen. “The Seafood Nutrition Partnership and their efforts to educate people on how seafood can help them in their pursuit to live happy, healthier lives is a perfect fit for Memphis, and I’m very happy to be a partner.” Cohen has also signed on to be an honorary council member of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership and has taken the SNP Heart Healthy pledge. During the month of October, the Seafood Nutrition Partnership will have a celebrity cook-off, a cooking demonstration, participation in health fairs to give free Omega 3 screenings and encourage Memphians to take the Seafood Pledge. It will also address the health risks associated with low seafood consumption through partners that provide health and nutrition guidance. “It’s important to have a healthy Memphis, and I’m very glad to partner with the Seafood Nutrition Partnership and Linda Cornish, one of the founders of the Memphis Farmers’ Market, in this campaign,” said Wharton. “Eating seafood just twice a week will help combat things like heart disease and diabetes, which are prevalent silent killers in our community. I hope that all Memphis citizens will take part in this effort. If we do, it could really change lives.” “Through our education efforts, we aim to build awareness about the essential nutritional benefits from eating seafood, help Americans gain the skills to select, order, and prepare fish and shellfish and inspire a healthier America by promoting a nutrient-rich diet that includes seafood,” said Linda Cornish, Executive Director of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership. For more information visit http://www.seafoodnutrition.org About the Seafood Nutrition Partnership: Seafood Nutrition Partnership is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to inspire a healthier America through partnerships that raise awareness about the essential nutritional benefits of eating seafood. Through its education efforts, the organization aims to help Americans gain the skills to select, order and prepare fish and shellfish, and to inspire a healthier America by promoting a nutrient-rich diet that includes seafood. SNP is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative and the NCD Roundtable.