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Workshop Agenda
Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment:
A Workshop
Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
September 27, 2016
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Auditorium
Purpose: Assess how far the nation has come in tackling the obesity epidemic, identify the levers that will drive significant progress in obesity prevention and treatment, and discuss how gaps in the field can be filled.
Workshop Goals:
- Review the progress that has been made in obesity prevention and treatment.
- Identify urgent issues and gaps in the field, and high-priority research opportunities.
- Identify promising approaches for future work.
| 8:30 AM | Welcome |
| Bill Purcell, J.D., Chair, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions |
PROGRESS IN OBESITY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
| 8:45 AM | Trends and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Gaps in Information |
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Captain Heidi Blanck, M.S., Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 9:15 AM | Progress on the Call to Action to Prevent and Treat Overweight and Obesity |
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Facilitator: William (Bill) H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., George Washington University |
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Jeffrey Koplan, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President for Global Health, Emory University |
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David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., former U.S. Surgeon General; Founding Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine |
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Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., U.S. Surgeon General |
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| 10:15 AM | BREAK |
DRIVING PROGRESS IN COMMUNITIES AND THE NATION
| 10:30 AM | Early Care and Education |
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Facilitator: Jennifer Zuckerman, M.S., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation |
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Debbie Chang, M.P.H., Nemours Children’s Health System |
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Daithi Wolfe, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families |
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Anna Mercer-McLean, M.S., Community School for People under Six, Carrboro, North Carolina |
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| 11:15 AM | Business |
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Facilitator: Becky Johnson, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation |
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Becky Johnson, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation |
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LuAnn Heinen, M.P.P., National Business Group on Health |
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Ryan Shadrick Wilson, J.D., Partnership for a Healthier America |
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Elyse Cohen, M.P.H., U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation |
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| 12:00 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:00 PM | Physical Activity |
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Facilitator: Christina Economos, Ph.D., Tufts University |
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James Sallis, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego |
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Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin |
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Arnell Hinkle, M.A., R.D., M.P.H., CHES, Communities, Adolescents, Nutrition, and Fitness |
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| 1:45 PM | Treatment Challenges with Obesity Therapy |
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Facilitator: David D. Fukuzawa, M.Div., M.S.A., The Kresge Foundation |
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Caroline Apovian, M.D., Boston University School of Medicine |
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Don Bradley, M.D., M.H.S.-CL, Duke University |
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David D. Fukuzawa, M.Div., M.S.A., The Kresge Foundation |
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| 2:30 PM | BREAK |
| 2:45 PM | Future Directions in Supporting Obesity Efforts |
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Facilitator: Bill Purcell |
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Marion Standish, J.D., The California Endowment |
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Monica Hobbs Vinluan, J.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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Barbara Picower, M.A., M.S., The JPB Foundation |
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David D. Fukuzawa, M.Div., M.S.A., The Kresge Foundation |
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| 3:30 PM | Moving Forward |
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Facilitator: Bill Purcell |
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The Honorable Tom Vilsack, J.D., U.S. Secretary of Agriculture |
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| 4:00 PM | Closing |
| Bill Purcell | |
| 4:15 PM | Adjourn |
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