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CHRISTINE DUMAS
Christine Dumas is a lifestyle, health and fitness reporter and author. Since 1996, her stories have appeared on NBC News Today and NBC News Weekend Edition Today. She also reported on health, lifestyle and fitness features for Weekend Today, at the NBC affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2003-2006.
Christine is also featured regularly on Weekend Live on Fox News Channel, as well as on the Sirius Stars Network, where she regularly comments on topical issues across lifestyle and the currency of conversation. She has been featured on both Oprah and The View.
Christine is also a national spokesperson for Kellogg’s 2008 Healthy Beginnings campaign – reaching over 33 million American households in print advertising alone. The campaign will reach out to Americans through television, radio, newspapers, magazines and the Internet – in addition to Christine’s national personal appearances and speeches.
Christine authored a health care guide – Special Treatment: How to Get the Same High-Quality Health Care Your Doctor Gets (Penguin Putnam, 2003). Her book has been described as being a must-have reference guide for households across America as it reaches diverse audiences seeking leading-edge advice in health care. Her book, Special Treatment, was featured in the January 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, as one of the must-have health books of the year. Her second book, The Weight is Over, due out in the fall of 2008, shows the many facets of her expertise. In this book, she addresses the science and the secrets of having the life, body and spirit that you’ve always wanted.
Christine was the keynote speaker for the Speaking of Women’s Health National Tour, where she covered the latest trends in lifestyle, fitness and health delivering that message to thousands of women across the United States. She has also served as a national spokesperson and strategic planning consultant for the American Medical Association’s Women’s Health Campaign and the National Tobacco-Free Steering Committee for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute. She serves on the senior faculty of the American Medical Association’s Health Broadcasting Conference.
In addition to her clinical training, Christine holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCLA. She has served as an advisor to Congressional committees addressing the lifestyle issues that matter most to American families. She also serves as a senior advisor to the Center for Health Transformation in Washington D.C.
Christine has spent a decade reporting on trends in lifestyle, fitness, sports and health giving her a leading-edge perspective that is sought-after by Fortune 500 corporations, leading associations and group forums, like The California Governor and First Lady’s Conference on Women and Families. Her background and broad-based career experience give her a unique perspective that resonates with audiences. She covers a broad range of issues in her reporting – from profiling athletes competing in the Olympics to legal issues surrounding drugs that are unsafe for children—all with unparalleled intensity, commitment and compassion.
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- Creating Your Best Life
- The Weight is Over—How to Transform Your Health, Your Body and Your Life
- Extreme Makeover – Corporate Wellness Edition
