Tamara Martin

Tammi Martin, Vice-Chair of the Governor’s Council for Physical Activity and Health, has worked to prevent and treat childhood obesity for the last two decades. She has been the Chairperson of the New Hampshire Healthy Schools Coalition, the NH affiliate of Action for Healthy Kids, since its inception in 2002. In 2001 she was the recipient of the New England Regional Cardiovascular Disease Prevention award from the American Heart Association and Dupont Pharmaceuticals. In 2003 she was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the NH Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for promoting their mission of healthy lifestyles for all New Hampshire families and communities. In 2004 she received a a State Team Healthy School Hero award from Action for Healthy Kids. She has published in the areas of childhood obesity prevention and treatment and the cost effectivess of health care delivery systems. She has presented and provided keynote addresses in both of these areas at national and international conferences.