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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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3104.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
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| Few in public health now think an exclusive focus on individual food choice or personal responsibility is sufficient to combat the obesity epidemic, any more than it was to combat the epidemic of tobacco-related disease. Speakers will give an overview of very different public policies that science suggests could do more to reduce obesity. These include tax policies to place consumption taxes on less healthful foods and purchasing policies that exert a purchasing preference for higher quality, more healthy foods; education policies to restrict the marketing and availability of lower quality foods in schools; agricultural policies to divert the tens of billions in agricultural subsidies that currently underwrite cheap corn syrups and other un-nutritious commodities in favor of more healthful foods; and transportation policies that impact the built environment. The session will conclude with examples and suggestions for action at the local, state, and national levels. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participants in this session will be able to: 1. Identify different policies and strategies that could successfully reduce obesity; 2. Participate in the development of those policies and make change in the overall environment to reduce obesity. | |||
| L. Beth Dixon, PhD, MPH | |||
Using Public Policy to Support Americans' Efforts to Eat Well ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Margo Wootan, DSc | |||
| Policies Aimed at Changing School Food and Physical Activity Environments Sarah Samuels, Dr PH | |||
| Obesity: A Food & Agricultural Policy Perspective Susan Roberts, JD, MS, RD | |||
| Built Environment as Enabler Vs Disabler: Controlling for Community Preferences and Isolating Urban Form – Behavioral Relationships Larry Frank | |||
| Building the Movement for Prevention Policy Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH, RD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Food and Nutrition | ||
| Endorsed by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Environment; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA