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Appendix E: Speakers' Biographies
Pages 192-198

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... degree in Social Psychology at the Metropolitan Autonomous University-Mexico City, his Masters in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics (LSE) , and his Doctorate in Sciences in Health and Social Behavior (Harvard School Public Health, HSPH)
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... He recently chaired the Institute of Medicine committee on preventing childhood obesity and is internationally active in promoting healthy nutrition and physical activity. From 1994 to 1998, he pursued his interest in enhancing the interactions between clinical medicine and public health by leading the Prudential Center for Health Care Research, a nationally recognized health services research organization.
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... Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D., is the Robert W Woodruff Professor of Public Health and Chair of the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
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... He is also an adjunct professor at Cornell University and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
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... Trowbridge served for 25 years as a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , assigned to the CDC Tropical Disease Research Station in El Salvador, the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, and the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Atlanta, where he served as Director for more than a decade.
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... Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Trowbridge has been particularly involved with health promotion efforts directed towards Hispanic populations.
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