Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary (2010)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Workshop Agenda
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Keck Center of the National Academies
9:00 a.m. | Welcome |
| Jeffrey Koplan, Chair, IOM Standing Committee onChildhood Obesity Prevention (Vice President forGlobal Health, Emory University) |
| Dick Gephardt, Former US House of RepresentativesMajority Leader |
9:30 | The Scale of the Problem: Obesity in the UK and the US |
| Moderator: Jeffrey Koplan |
| Klim McPherson, Visiting Professor of Public HealthEpidemiology Oxford University, United Kingdom Chair of the National Heart Forum, United Kingdom |
| Cynthia Ogden, Epidemiologist National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
10:00 | Government Structure: US and UK |
| Moderator: William Dietz, Director Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop Planning Committee Chair |
| Anne Jackson, Director for Child Wellbeing Department for Children, Schools, and Families, UnitedKingdom |
| Jeffrey Koplan |
10:25 | Physical Activity Break |
10:30 | Obesity Prevention Policy Actions Initiated in theUS and UK |
| Moderator: Tom Robinson, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Standing Committee member |
| Panel 1—School Meal Policy: |
| Judy Hargadon, Director School Food Trust, United Kingdom |
| Julie Paradis, Administrator Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture |
| Panel 2 —Physical Activity and the Built Environment: |
| Harriet Tregoning, Director, Planning Office Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and EconomicDevelopment, Washington, DC |
| Peter Ashcroft, Regional Physical Activity Lead Department of Health Southwest, United Kingdom |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00 | Obesity Prevention Policy Actions Initiated in theUS and UK |
| Moderator: Shiriki Kumanyika, Associate Dean University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Standing Committee member |
| Panel 3—National Programs and Policies: |
| Kevin Concannon, Undersecretary for Food, Nutritionand Consumer Services US Department of Agriculture |
| Tim Smith, CEO Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom |
| Dana Carr, Director Health, Mental Health, Environmental Health, &Physical Education Team Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools US Department of Education |
| Susan Jebb, Head of Nutrition and Health Research Medical Research Council Collaborative Centre for Human Nutrition Research,Cambridge, UK |
| Panel 4—Local Policies and Perspectives: |
| Lynn Silver, Assistant Health Commissioner New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene |
| Jonathan E. Fielding, Director of Public Health andHealth Officer Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County, CA |
| Chip Johnson, Mayor City of Hernando, Mississippi |
3:15 | Break |
3:30 | Open Discussion Policies and Gaps: Opportunities for Collaboration |
| Moderator: Jeffrey Koplan |
| William Dietz |
| Anne Jackson |
| Peter Ashcroft |
| Ailsa McGinty, Policy and Stakeholder Manager Cross Government Obesity Team Department of Health, United Kingdom |
4:15 | Summary and Closing Remarks |
| William Dietz |
4:30 | Adjourn |
