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Workshop Agenda
Obesity in the Early Childhood Years:
State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions
Workshop
Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
October 6, 2015
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Auditorium
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome
Mary Story, Duke University; Vice-Chair, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions; Chair, Workshop Planning Committee |
| 8:40 AM |
SESSION 1:
Moderator: William Dietz, George Washington University Prevalence and Trends of Overweight/Obesity in the Early Childhood Years and Persistence into Later Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood Cynthia Ogden, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Epigenetics of Childhood Obesity Shari Barkin, Vanderbilt University The Flavor World of Childhood: Basic Biology and Health Implications Julie A. Mennella, Monell Chemical Senses Center |
| 30-MINUTE MODERATED DISCUSSION | |
| 10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:45 AM |
SESSION 2: Modifiable Protective and Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity Birth Through Age 5: State of the Science
Moderator: Brent McBride, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Leann Birch, University of Georgia (responsive feeding) Lisa M. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh (pregnancy) Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Yale School of Public Health (infant feeding) Jose (Pepe) Saavedra, Nestlé Nutrition (complementary feeding) Elsie Taveras, Massachusetts General Hospital (sleep, activity, sedentary behavior, and disparities) |
| 30-MINUTE MODERATED DISCUSSION | |
| 12:30 PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:30 PM |
SESSION 3: Overview of Effective Interventions: What Do We Know Works?
Moderator: Jennifer MacDougall, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Kirsten Davison, Harvard University (2-5 years of age, home and parenting) Ian Paul, Pennsylvania State University (clinician perspective) Elsie Taveras, Massachusetts General Hospital (pregnancy, 0-2 years of age) Dianne Ward, University of North Carolina (2-5 years of age, early care and education) |
| 30-MINUTE MODERATED DISCUSSION | |
| 3:00 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 PM |
SESSION 4: Promising and Innovative Cross-Sector Solutions
Moderator: Lisel Loy, Bipartisan Policy Center Jeni Clapp, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Under Secretary Kevin W. Concannon, United States Department of Agriculture, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Terry Huang, City University of New York Allison Gertel-Rosenberg, Nemours |
| 30-MINUTE MODERATED DISCUSSION | |
| 5:00 PM |
Closing Comments
Bill Purcell, Farmer Purcell White & Lassiter, PLLC; Chair, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions |
| 5:05 PM | End of Workshop |
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