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Engaging States and Communities in Supporting Opportunities to Address Obesity: A View from CDC and Partners

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Obesity continues to be a major epidemic in the US population with associated morbidities and high dollar costs. This panel highlights CDC's obesity prevention work including partner initiatives in addressing obesity through programs, practices and applied research at the national, state, and community levels.
Session Objectives: 1. Discuss CDC resources, including data, reports, and tools, available to support initiatives and strategies for obesity prevention. 2. Describe one CDC partner initiative that addresses obesity.
Moderator:
Barbara Polhamus, PhD, MPH
Organizer:
Barbara Polhamus, PhD, MPH

10:30am
Engaging states and communities in supporting opportunities to address obesity: A view from CDC and partners   
Barbara Polhamus, PhD, MPH
     
10:40am
An overview of CDC obesity prevention work: Projects, resources and partnerships   
Heidi M. Blanck, PhD, Barbara Polhamus, PhD, MPH and Rosanne Farris, PhD
     
10:55am
Rhode Island's state-wide approach to enhancing obesity prevention in early care and education   
Patricia Markham Risica, DrPH, RD, Angela Ankoma, MS, Sarah Amin, MPH, Eliza Lawson, MPH and Heather Butler, MPH
     
11:10am
Model partnership approaches for community breastfeeding support: Making "the healthy choice the easier choice"   
Rachel Colchamiro, MPH, RD, LDN, CLC, Roger A. Edwards, ScD, Christina Nordstrom, MEd and Jaime Corliss, MSW
     
11:25am
Working with community partners in Boston to improve nutrition and physical activity policies and environments: The harvard school of public health prevention research center   
Angie L. Cradock, ScD, Catherine M. Giles, MPH, Rebekka M. Lee, ScD, Erica Kenney, ScD, MPH and Steven Gortmaker, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by: Men's Health Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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