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Public Health & Childhood Obesity

Public Health & Childhood Obesity. James Sallis, Chair Thanks to Jim Knickman & Tracy Orleans from RWJF. Background. Childhood obesity is increasing dramatically in the US & globally Environmental changes are leading to population changes in behavior

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Public Health & Childhood Obesity

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  1. Public Health & Childhood Obesity James Sallis, Chair Thanks to Jim Knickman & Tracy Orleans from RWJF

  2. Background • Childhood obesity is increasing dramatically in the US & globally • Environmental changes are leading to population changes in behavior • Weight loss & individual approaches to weight gain prevention are inadequate • This panel highlights new research to inform policy changes that can have population-wide impacts

  3. Agenda • Roland Sturm, Ph.D. • Economist, RAND Corp • Trends in obesity • Societal trends in physical activity, time use, eating, food prices • Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH • Physician & epidemiologist, RAND Corp • Structural model to guide thinking about solutions • Illustrate model with existing studies & new data from multi-site TAAG study

  4. Agenda • James Sallis, Ph.D. • Health psychologist, San Diego State Univ • Results of interventions to change physical activity & nutrition in middle schools • Introduce Active Living Research • Time for Discussion

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