272937 Taking action to reduce obesity

Thursday, June 28, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

James Hill, PhD , Anschultz Health and Wellness Center-Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Our lifestyle behaviors are influenced by the food and physical activity environment in which we live. Addressing obesity will require addressing this environment-either changing it and/or managing better within it. This presentation will address short and long-term approaches for reducing obesity rates and will describe actions we can take now.

Learning Areas:
Basic medical science applied in public health
Public health biology
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Social and behavioral sciences
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how the environment influences behaviors that impact obesity rates 2. Identify strategies for modifying the environment and for helping people better manage their body weight within our current environment

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 400 publications in the area of obesity and have been continuously funded for 30 years by NIH for research aimed at understanding obesity and improving its treatment and prevention. I am a past president of the Obesity Society and the American Society for Nutrition.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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