CREATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR A HEALTHY WEIGHT: A WORKSHOP
A public session hosted by the Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention June 6-7, 2013 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Building, NAS Auditorium 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC
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Description: The workshop will examine obesity prevention through the lens of working to achieve health equity, focusing on health equity issues and solutions related to the key obesity prevention recommendations and strategies outlined in the 2012 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation. The report’s recommendations encompass physical activity; healthy food access; marketing and messaging about food and physical activity; the roles of employers, health care professionals, and schools; and the importance of approaching implementation of these recommend-dations from a systems perspective. Through presentations and focused discussions, workshop speakers and attendees will explore the health equity issues inherent in each of these critical aspects of obesity prevention, while discussing potential future research, policy, and action in each area that could lead to equity in opportunities to achieve a healthy weight.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 am | Opening Remarks: Health Equity and Obesity Prevention *Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania |
Panel 1: Building Physical and Social Environments for Physical Activity in High-Risk Communities: What Will It Take?
9:00 | Moderator: *James Sallis, University of California, San Diego Case Study Robert García, The City Project, Los Angeles Policy Issues Myron Floyd, North Carolina State University |
9:45 | Moderated Intra-Panel Discussion |
10:05 | BREAK |
Panel 2: Making Healthy Foods and Beverages Available: Combating Disparities in the Food and Beverage Environments of Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Communities
10:25 | Moderator: *Mary Story, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Case Study Don Schwarz, City of Philadelphia Policy Issues Tracy Fox, Food Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC |
11:10 | Moderated Intra-Panel Discussion |
Town Hall: Panel 1 and 2
11:30 | Moderator: *William Purcell, III, Jones Hawkins & Farmer, PLC Q&A/Discussion with Audience |
12:00 pm | Public Statements |
12:15 | Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up |
12:30 | LUNCH (on your own) |
Panel 3: Equity-Focused Approaches to Obesity Prevention in Workplaces: What? Where? How?
1:30 | Moderator: *Patricia Crawford, University of California, Berkeley Case Study Ray Baxter, Kaiser Permanente Case Study Sharen Anthony, WIC Fit, California |
2:15 | Moderated Intra-Panel Discussion |
2:35 | Instant Recess Activity Break |
Panel 4: Pathways to Obesity Prevention for Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Children and Adults in Primary Care
2:55 | Moderator: *William Dietz, Retired, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Case Study Deborah Burnet, University of Chicago Case Study Ryan Buchholz, Upper Cardozo Health Center and Unity Health Care, Washington, DC |
3:40 | Moderated Intra-Panel Discussion |
Town Hall: Panel 3 and 4
4:00 | Moderator: *Eduardo Sanchez, American Heart Association Q&A/Discussion with Audience |
4:30 | Public Statements |
4:45 | Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up |
5:00 | ADJOURN Day One |
Welcome Day 2
8:30 am | Welcome *Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania |
Panel 5: Advertising, Promotion, and Education: Bringing Health Equity to the Message Environment
8:40 | Moderator: *Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University Case Study Anthony Signorelli, Ad Council Policy Issues Lori Dorfman, Berkeley Media Studies Group |
9:25 | Moderated Intra-Panel Discussion |
9:45 | BREAK |
Panel 6: Upgrading Food and Physical Activity Options Before, During, and After School in Low-Income Neighborhoods
10:00 | Moderator: *Joseph Thompson, University of Arkansas Case Study Rodney Taylor, Riverside Unified School District Policy Issues Arnell Hinkle, CANFIT, California |
10:45 | Moderated Intra-Panel Discussion |
Town Hall: Panel 5 and 6
11:05 | Moderator: *Celeste Clark, Retired, Kellogg Company Q&A/Discussion with Audience |
11:35 | Public Statements |
11:50 | Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up |