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Obesity & the Built Environment
- Conference Poster (168KB)
- Conference Summary Report (2MB)
Agenda
| Monday, May 24 | |
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| 10:00-12:00 | Registration |
| Opening Session (144KB) | |
| 12:00-12:05 | Dr. Samuel Wilson, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Opening Remarks (413KB) |
| 12:05 – 12:15 | Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, National Institutes of Health |
| 12:15 – 12:35 | Secretary Tommy Thompson, Department of Health and Human Services |
| Chair: Dr. Allen Dearry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | |
| 12:35 – 1:35 | Federal Activities Addressing Environment and Obesity Geoffrey Anderson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ms. Cindy Burbank, Federal Highway Administration Kate Coler, U.S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Henry Falk, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Mr. Peter Ashley, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Allen Spiegel, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| Keynote Speaker | |
| 1:35 – 2:05 | Addressing the Environment to Reduce Obesity Dr. James Hill, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Presentation Slides (1MB) Supplementary Information (25KB) |
| 2:05 – 2:40 | Afternoon Break |
| 2:40 – 3:10 | Epidemiology, Engineering, and Environments: Designing Healthy Futures Dr. J. Michael McGinnis, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Presentation Slides |
| 3:10 – 3:40 | Poverty and Obesity Dr. Adam Drewnowski, University of Washington Presentation Slides Supplementary Information (40KB) Supplementary Information (176KB) |
| 3:40 – 4:10 | A New Role For Social Marketing Dr. Edward Maibach, National Cancer Institute Presentation Slides (479KB) Supplementary Information (128KB) |
| 4:10 – 4:30 | Fighters for Fitness-Fitness Fighters Video Mr. Ian Ellis James |
| 4:30 – 5:30 | Physical Activity and Obesity Campaigns Chair: Mr. Rich Killingsworth, Active Living by Design, UNC Presentation Slides (102KB) Life Step Programs Get Kids in Action NikeGO |
| Tuesday, May 25 | |
| 7:00-8:00 AM | Registration |
| Plenary Sessions Remarks (148KB) | |
| 8:00-9:00 | Plenary Session I: Schools and Children Chair: Dr. Shobha Srinivasan, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Toxic Classrooms: Marketing to Children in Schools The School as a Contributing Factor to Adolescent Obesity Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: |
| 9:00-9:30 | Open Discussion with Panel Members Panelists: Mr. Tim Torma, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 9:30-10:00 | Morning Break |
| 10:00-11:30 | Breakout Session I: State of the Science |
| 11:30-12:00 | Keynote Speaker Addressing the Overweight/Obesity Epidemic: |
| 12:00-1:30PM | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30-2:30 | Plenary Session II: Communities and Families Chair: Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Design and Physical Activity: What do we know? Community Design and Individual Well Being: The Multiple Impacts of the Built Environment on Public Health Rethinking Community Planning and School Siting to Address the Obesity Epidemic |
| 2:30-3:00 | Open Discussion with Panel Members Panelists: Ms. Megan Susman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 3:00-3:30 | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Breakout Session II: Setting the Research Agenda |
| Keynote Speaker | |
| 5:00-5:30 | Addressing Health Disparities Dr. Louis W. Sullivan Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Afternoon Exercise | |
| 6:00-7:00 | Afternoon Exercise Program Ms. Jacqueline Jackson, Department of Health and Human Services |
| Wednesday, May 26 | |
| 7:00-7:30 AM | Morning Exercise Program Ms. Jacqueline Jackson, Department of Health and Human Services |
| 8:00-9:00 | Plenary Session III: Worksites, Employers and Employees Chair: Mr. David Brown, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences The Financial Impact of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Programs in the Workplace: Establishing a Business Case for Increased Investment in Employee Health and Well-Being Creating Workplace Environments to Combat Obesity Using Obesity-Specific Medical Claims Cost Analysis to Guide Obesity Prevention Strategies in the Worksite Environments |
| 9:00-9:30 | Open Discussion with Panel Members Panelists: Dr. David McCarron, Academic Network |
| 9:30-10:00 | Morning Break |
| 10:00-11:30 | Breakout Session III: Developing Intervention Strategies |
| 11:30-12:00 | Synthesis and Discussion
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Dr. Allen Dearry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| 12:00-12:30 | Closing Remarks Dr. Kenneth Olden, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
