Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: Workshop Report (2012)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
WORKSHOP ON MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES FOR ACCELERATING PROGRESS IN OBESITY PREVENTION
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA March 23-24, 2011
| PURPOSE | (1) Explore and understand the ways that measurement techniques, strategies, and data sources can impede and/or promote acceleration of progress toward prevention of obesity. |
(2) Understand what additional knowledge regarding assessments of environments and policies is needed to measure progress in obesity prevention. | |
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 | |
| 12:00 pm | Welcome and Opening Remarks William Purcell,* Harvard University |
| 12:15 | PANEL I: The Physical Activity, Inactivity, and Built Environments: Current and Potential Sources of Measures for Assessing Progress in Obesity Prevention |
Moderator:Bill Kohl,* University of Texas School of Public Health and University of Texas, Austin | |
Speakers: |
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*Member of the IOM Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention.
| 1:30 | PANEL II: The Food and Nutrition Environments: Current and Potential Sources of Measures for Assessing Progress in Obesity Prevention |
Moderator:Steven H. Kelder,* University of Texas School of Public Health-Austin | |
Speakers: | |
| 2:45 | BREAK |
| 3:00 | PANEL III: Cross-Cutting Issues: Current and Potential Sources of Measures for Assessing Progress in Obesity Prevention |
Moderator:Patricia B. Crawford,* University of California, Berkeley | |
| Speakers: | |
Robert M. Malina, University of Texas, Austin, and Tarleton State University | |
Robin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute | |
Roland Sturm, RAND | |
| 4:30 | ADJOURN |
DAY 2: THURSDAY, MARCH 24 | |
| 8:30 am | Welcome and Recap of Day 1 |
| William Purcell,* Harvard University | |
| 8:45 | PANEL IV: Marketing and Industry Measures and Evaluations |
| Moderator:Ellen Wartella,* Northwestern University | |
| Speakers: | |
Victoria Rideout,* VJR Consulting | |
Shu Wen Ng, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | |
(via web) | |
Robert C. Hornik, University of Pennsylvania (via web) | |
| 10:15 | BREAK |
| 10:30 | PANEL V: State and Community Reach |
Moderator:Eduardo J. Sanchez,* Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas | |
| Speakers: | |
Maya Rockeymoore, Global Policy Solutions and Leadership for Healthy Communities | |
Laura Kettel Khan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
Amy A. Eyler, Washington University (via web) | |
Jamie Chriqui,* University of Illinois, Chicago | |
Brian Cole, University of California, Los Angeles | |
| 12:45 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:45 | PANEL VI: Disparities and Measurement |
| Moderator:Shiriki Kumanyika,* University of Pennsylvania | |
| Speakers: | |
Sarah Samuels, Samuels & Associates | |
Carlos J. Crespo, Portland State University | |
Sonya Grier, American University | |
| 3:30 | BREAK |
| 3:40 | CLOSING SESSION: Themes of the Workshop and Next Steps |
| Speaker: | |
Robin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute | |
| 4:00 | ADJOURN |
