An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a one-day public workshop that will examine how investments in the built environment and transportation contribute to the prevention and treatment of obesity and will explore how to advance their impact and add to the overall health and wellbeing of communities. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions that will address relevant topics that affect opportunities and the abilities of community members to achieve and maintain healthy weight, as well as the challenges communities face. These topics may include issues related to the built environment and transportation, including access to food, beverage, physical activity, and other supportive services in urban, suburban, and rural communities. The workshop will also address disparities and relevant issues in marginalized communities, as well as potential adverse consequences that have been shown to occur when efforts are made to implement change and how they can be avoided.

The committee will define the specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, and select and invite speakers and other participants. After the workshop, proceedings of a workshop in brief and full proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.