The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: The Obesity Crisis: Challenging the Fast Food Culture
5078.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
The Obesity Crisis: Challenging the Fast Food Culture
Learning Objectives: Attendees will be able to identify contributors to the obesity epidemic at the national/regional, state, local and community levels that constitute a comprehensive public health response to the obesity epidemic.
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Panelist(s):Faye L. Wong, MPH, RD
Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH
Robert Gottlieb
Andrea Margolis, MPH
Harold Goldstein, DrPH, MPH
Moderator(s):Faye Wong, MPH, RD
10:30 AMAmerica's Obesity Epidemic/Session Overview, Faye Wong, MPH, RD
10:35 AMThe Politics of Food--Structure, Activities, and Economics of the Food Industry, Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH
10:52 AMSoda, Fast Food, Schools and Hospitals: An Agenda for Change, Robert Gottlieb
11:09 AMReal Politics: State Capitals as a New Battleground, Andrea Margolis, MPH
11:26 AMGrassroots Politics: Citizen Activism as an Essential Ingredient, Harold Goldstein, DrPH
11:43 AMShaping a Comprehensive Response - All
Organized by:APHA-Special Sessions
CE Credits:Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA