DISTRACTED DRIVING.
IN MINNESOTA, DISTRACTED
DRIVING KILLS MORE THAN 50
PEOPLE EACH YEAR AND MORE THAN
200 SUPPER LIFE ALTERING
INJURIES.
THE FIRST KIND OF EVENT AT
THE CONVENTION CENTER THIS WEEK
COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW THE
REST OF THE WORLD SEES
MINNESOTA.
A THREE-DAY SUMMIT WITH LEADERS
IN HEALTHCARE, MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH FROM
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
DAVIS SHOWS US HOW ORGANIZERS
ARE TRYING TO BOOST THE IMAGE OF
MINNESOTA'S MEDICAL ALLEY.
WHEN THE REST OF THE WORLD
THINKS OF MINNESOTA, IMAGES OF
LAKES AND BIKE TRAILS,
BLIZZARDS AND BIKING MAY COME
TO MIND.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ABUNDANCE OF
HEALTHCARE RESOURCES HERE.
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
MEDICAL ALLEYS LIKE SILICON
VALLEY, MINNESOTA ACTUALLY IS
THE EPICENTER OF GLOBAL HEALTH.
WITH OUR COMPANY, WITH OUR
RESEARCH, WITH ALL OF OUR
STARTUPS.
MARK IS THE CEO OF MANOVA, A
THREE-DAY SUMMIT AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER
BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS ON HOW
TO LIVE BETTER.
HE PLANS TO MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL
EVENT. VERY MUCH LIKE
SOUTHWEST, WE WANT TO BE THE
DESTINATION FOR HEALTH. WE WANT
TO BE THE PLACE EVERY YEAR
WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD TO TALK ABOUT THE
LATEST, THE GREATEST AND DREAM
AND IMAGINE, WHAT WE CAN DO TO
REALLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF
EVERY INDIVIDUAL ON THE PLANET.
SAM IS A FORMER SENIOR WHITE
HOUSE POLICY ADVISOR FOR
NUTRITION.
AND ONE OF THE SUMMIT SPEAKERS.
IT IS A REALLY INTERESTING
CULTURE BEING CREATED HERE
AROUND HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE.
USING INNOVATIONS TO GET BETTER
OUTCOMES. HE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH FORMER FIRST LADY,
MICHELLE OBAMA ON THE LET'S
MOVE CAMPAIGN.
WHERE WE STARTED, TO WHERE
WE LANDED, WE DID GREAT.
WE MADE BIG PROGRESS IN THE
CULTURE, MADE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT
HEALTH MORE THAN THEY USED TO.
ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO FOR NEWS.
