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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 123-132
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Mr. Glickman is co-chair of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Global Agricultural Development Initiative and vice chairman of World Food Program USA (formerly the Friends of the World Food Program)
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She is past chair of the IOM's Food and Nutrition Board, the NRC Policy and Global Affairs Committee, and the IOM Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel, and is a former member of the National Science Board.
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Her research interests focus on examining the impact of law and policy on community and school environments as well as individual behaviors and attitudes. Her current research focuses on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation, school district wellness policies, and community policies related to the physical activity and food environments.
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Dr. Crawford directed the longitudinal National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study, a study of the development of cardiovascular risk factors in African American and white girls, as well as the Five-State FitWIC Initiative to Prevent Childhood Obesity.
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, has been a member of the AAP Task Force on Obesity, and is currently chair of the AAP Obesity Leadership Workgroup. She is the author of A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity; Pediatric Obesity: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Strategies for Primary Care; and Clinical Guide to Pediatric Weight Management.
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He is the founder and director of the University of Texas Physical Activity Epidemiology Program, where he is responsible for student training, research, and community service related to physical activity and public health. His previous service includes directing physical activity epidemiology and surveillance projects in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Mr. Marineau also is currently chairman of the Board of Shutterfly, an online photo sharing and greeting card company, and holds numerous other board positions, including positions with Kaiser Permanente, the Meredith Corporation, and Georgetown University.
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As commissioner and chief health officer for the State of Texas, Dr. Sanchez led a statewide, comprehensive obesity prevention initiative and oversaw the creation of the 2006 Texas Obesity Policy Portfolio and the release of a Texas obesity cost projection comparing 2000 with 2040.
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She was a co-principal investigator for the National TV Violence Study and a co-principal investigator for the Children's Digital Media Center project, funded by the National Science Foundation. She serves on the National Educational Advisory Board of the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, the board of directors for the World Summit on Media for Children Foundation, the PBS KIDS Next Generation Media Advisory Board, the board of trustees for Sesame Workshop, and advisory boards for Harvard's Center on Media and Child Health and The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University.
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132 MEASURING PROGRESS IN OBESITY PREVENTION Diets of Children and Youth. She served as chair of the IOM Committee on Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols.
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