Barbara Flis, is the founder of Parent Action for Healthy Kids©. She insists that every parent has the power to make a difference. She cites her grass-roots PTA experience as the first step on her journey that led to serving on an expert panel for the American Academy of Pediatrics writing guidelines for Family and Community Involvement in Health, Mental Health and Safety in Schools. She is the co-chair for the Michigan Surgeon General’s Michigan Steps Up Campaign and was most recently appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to coordinate the Talk Early & Talk Ofteninitiative, designed to help parents gain knowledge and skills to talk to their middle school children about abstinence and sexuality.
Ms. Flis has conducted numerous workshops, both statewide and nationally, on various health related and parent involvement topics, and has been honored several times for her work on behalf of children. She is an enthusiastic speaker who passionately believes our children need accurate information so to make decisions for themselves that will keep them safe and healthy for a lifetime. |
