Website/URL: http://iom.edu/Activities/Nutr...ons/2014-JAN-07.aspx
Organized By: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contact Info: Sarah Siegel ssiegel@nas.edu
The workshop will present a status update on the current epidemiology of obesity and explore the prevalence, trends, severity, and disparities across the United States. Workshop presenters will discuss key settings where change is happening, focusing on nutrition, physical activity, the elimination of health disparities, and what should happen next. Panel topics include:
- Early care and education
- Schools
- Worksites
- Health Care: Hospitals, Clinics, and Insurance Companies
- Communities and States
- Federal Government
- Businesses and Industry
Among the speakers who will provide their top priorities for driving change and progress in the obesity epidemic:
- Bill Dietz, former Director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Debbie Chang, Vice President of Policy and Prevention, Nemours
- Sarah Lee, Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Don Bradley, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross / Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Leon Andrews, Senior Fellow, National League of Cities
- Cheryl Bartlett, Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Kevin Concannon, Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Lisa Gable, President, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation
The workshop will be available via live webcast.
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