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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13123.
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Workshop Agenda

20 F Conference Center
20 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
October 21, 2010

Welcome, Introduction, and Workshop Overview

8:30–8:45

Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania, Standing Committee Chair

Kelly Brownell, Yale University, Chair of Planning Committee, Standing Committee Member

Lessons Learned from Other Areas

8:45–9:15

Stephen Teret, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Improving Food Marketing and Labeling Practices

9:15–10:00

Moderator: Mary Story, University of Minnesota, Standing Committee and Planning Committee Member

 

Food Industry Perspectives and Roles: Scott Faber, Grocery Manufacturers Association

FTC Authority and Actions: David Vladeck, Federal Trade Commission

FDA Menu Labeling, Nutrition Labeling, and Health Claims: Barbara Schneeman and Michael Landa, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13123.
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10:00–10:30

Discussion/Audience Q&A

10:30–10:45

Break

Improving Food Sales and Restaurant Practices

10:45–11:30

Moderator: Shiriki Kumanyika

 

Innovative Uses of Government Authority: Jennifer Pomeranz, Yale University

Food Industry Perspectives and Roles: Joan Rector McGlockton, National Restaurant Association

Using Taxes to Influence Food Purchasing and Obesity: Lisa Powell, University of Illinois, Chicago

11:30–12:00

Discussion/Audience Q&A

12:00–1:00

Lunch

Using the Law to Increase Physical Activity in Schools and Communities

1:00–1:45

Moderator: Russell Pate, University of South Carolina, Standing Committee Member

 

Civil Rights and Social Justice Strategies: Robert Garcia, The City Project, Los Angeles

Increasing Physical Activity in Communities: Marice Ashe, Public Health Law and Policy

1:45–2:15

Discussion/Audience Q&A

Using Litigation to Make Change

2:15–3:00

Moderator: Stephen Sugarman, University of California, Berkeley

 

Lessons and Opportunities: Mark Gottlieb, Public Health Advocacy Institute, Boston, and Michael Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest

Food Industry Perspective and Roles: Joseph Price, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13123.
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3:00–3:30

Discussion/Audience Q&A

3:30–3:45

Break

State and Local Obesity Prevention Strategies and Players

3:45–4:30

Moderator: Joseph Thompson, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Standing Committee and Planning Committee Member

 

City and County Actions: James Krieger, Seattle-King County Public Health Department

Role of State Attorneys General: William Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont

Statutory and Regulatory Models for Improving Child Care Settings: Sara Benjamin Neelon, Duke University

4:30–5:00

Discussion/Audience Q&A

5:00–5:15

Closing Remarks

 

William Dietz, Standing Committee and Planning Committee Member

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Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the prevalence of childhood obesity appears to have plateaued in recent years, the magnitude of the problem remains unsustainably high and represents an enormous public health concern. All options for addressing the childhood obesity epidemic must therefore be explored. In the United States, legal approaches have successfully reduced other threats to public health, such as the lack of passive restraints in automobiles and the use of tobacco. The question then arises of whether laws, regulations, and litigation can likewise be used to change practices and policies that contribute to obesity.

On October 21, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) held a workshop to bring together stakeholders to discuss the current and future legal strategies aimed at combating childhood obesity. Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention summarizes the proceedings of that workshop. The report examines the challenges involved in implementing public health initiatives by using legal strategies to elicit change. It also discusses circumstances in which legal strategies are needed and effective. This workshop was created only to explore the boundaries of potential legal approaches to address childhood obesity, and therefore, does not contain recommendations for the use of such approaches.

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