Meet ABC News Personalities

Allison Starling - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - - 2:00 p.m.

Maureen Bunyan  - Sunday 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

A special feature of the 2006 ABC 7 Family Health & Caregiver Expo will be the National Institutes of Health Pavilion.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments and even cures for common and rare diseases.

NIH research impacts:

Dr. Rovenia Brock is America's most renowned African American Nutritionist and author of the national best-seller, "Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets To Livin' Healthy." Each day Dr. Ro serves up real life health advice for real people with real problems, in a style all her own. She knows her foodstuff!

Dr. Ro will be on hand during the Expo to sign copies of "Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy" and to speak on the presenting stage.

Rick "Doc" Walker, a veteran of nine NFL seasons, distinguished himself on the football field with his blocking and timely pass catching. "Doc" was a starting tight end for Coach Joe Gibbs' 1982 World Champion Washington Redskins. He developed the concept of the Skins' "Fun Bunch" and was an original member of the famed offensive linemen known as the "HOGS."

As a broadcaster, Rick currently delivers color commentary for the NFL on CBS-Westwood One Radio. He also serves as color analyst for the ACC College Football Game of the Week aired on Jefferson Pilot Sports. He also co-hosts the John Thompson Show on Sports Talk 980 WTEM (Washington, D.C.) weekdays from 3 to 5 PM and is the host of Doc Walker's Proview on NEWSCHANNEL 8.