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Workshop Agenda
HEALTH IMPACTS OF WIC—PLANNING A RESEARCH AGENDA
July 20–21, 2010, Workshop Agenda
St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites, St. Gregory Ballroom
2033 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tuesday, July 20, 2010: Day 1
Opening Session
8:00 a.m. |
Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose |
Gail Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles, Workshop Planning Committee Chair |
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Perspectives from USDA |
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Jay Hirschman, Special Nutrition Staff, Food and Nutrition Service |
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Perspectives from National WIC Association |
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Reverend Douglas Greenaway, President and CEO |
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Opening Remarks |
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David Paige, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
Session 1:
WIC and Birth Outcomes
8:30 |
Moderator: |
Gail Harrison, Chair |
Speakers: |
Michael Lu, University of California, Los Angeles Theodore Joyce, City University of New York |
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Discussants: |
Marianne Bitler, University of California, Irvine Patrick Catalano, Case Western Reserve |
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9:45 |
Break |
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Session 2:
WIC and Overweight and Obesity
10:05 |
Moderator: |
Patricia Crawford, University of California, Berkeley |
Speakers: |
Robert Whitaker, Temple University Elsie Taveras, Harvard Medical School (via teleconference) |
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Discussant: |
Sara Benjamin Neelon, Duke University Medical Center |
Session 3:
WIC and Breastfeeding
11:05 |
Moderator: |
Miriam Labbok, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Speakers: |
Karen Bonuck, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Maya Bunik, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital, Denver Cynthia Howard, University of Rochester, School of Medicine |
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Discussant: |
Larry Grummer-Strawn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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12:20 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Session 4:
Food Insecurity and Hunger
1:30 |
Moderator: |
Maureen Black, University of Maryland, School of Medicine |
Speakers: |
John Cook, Boston Medical Center Edward Frongillo, University of South Carolina |
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Discussant: |
James Weill, Food Research and Action Center |
Session 5:
Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status
2:30 |
Moderator: |
Barbara Devaney, Mathematica Policy Research |
Speakers: |
Nancy Cole, Mathematica Policy Research Nancy Krebs, University of Colorado, Denver |
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Discussant: |
Suzanne Murphy, University of Hawaii |
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3:30 |
Break |
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Session 6:
Nutrition Education
3:50 |
Moderator: |
Shannon Whaley, PHFE–WIC Program |
Speakers: |
Lorrene Ritchie, University of California, Berkeley Marilyn Townsend, University of California, Davis |
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Discussants: |
Maureen Black, University of Maryland, School of Medicine Loren Bell, Altarum Institute |
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5:05 |
Discussion Period |
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5:30 |
Adjourn |
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010: Day 2
Session 7:
Health Care and Systems Costs, Benefits, and Effectiveness
8:00 a.m. |
Moderator: |
Barbara Devaney, Mathematica Policy Research |
Speakers: |
Sally Findley, Columbia University Helen Jensen, Iowa State University |
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Discussant: |
Paul Buescher, University of North Carolina |
Session 8:
The Reach of WIC
9:00 |
Moderator: |
Jackson Sekhobo, New York State Department of Health |
Speakers: |
Susan Bartlett, ABT Associates Loren Bell, Altarum Institute |
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Discussant: |
Zoë Neuberger, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities |
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10:00 |
Break |
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Closing Session: Wrap-Up and Methodological Issues and Data Considerations
10:20 |
Highlights of Previous Sessions Moderators |
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11:20 |
Methodological Issues and Data Considerations |
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Moderator: |
Gail Harrison, Chair |
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Speakers: |
Philip Gleason, Mathematica Policy Research Theodore Joyce, City University of New York |
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12:20 p.m. |
Open Discussion (including comments from participants) |
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12:45 |
Summary of Key Elements of the Workshop Gail Harrison, Chair |