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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25273.

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Workshop Agenda

Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic:
A Workshop

Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

October 9, 2018

National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Lecture Room

8:30 AM Welcome
Bill Purcell, Chair, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
SESSION 1: State of Obesity Globally
8:40 AM Moderator: Christina Economos, Tufts University

Lindsay Jaacks, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Vasanti Malik, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Karlijn Meeks, Academic Medical Center, Netherlands

Rachel Nugent, RTI International

Session Discussion
10:25 AM BREAK
SESSION 2: Global Obesity Prevention and Treatment Efforts
10:40 AM Moderator: James Sallis, University of California, San Diego
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25273.

Olivia Barata Cavalcanti, World Obesity Federation

Fiona Bull, World Health Organization (videoconference)

Fabio da Silva Gomes, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization

Session Discussion
12:00 PM LUNCH
SESSION 3: Challenges
1:00 PM Moderator: Rachel Nugent, RTI International
Navigating the Obesity Epidemic: The Mexico Experience

Simón Barquera, Mexican National Institute of Public Health

Cross-Cultural Insights About Obesity Research, Policy, and Practice Related to High-Risk Populations

Shiriki Kumanyika, Drexel University Harriet Kuhnlein, Emeritus, McGill University

Session Discussion
2:30 PM BREAK
SESSION 4: Next Steps
2:45 PM Moderator: Bill Dietz, The George Washington University

James Sallis, University of California, San Diego

Neena Prasad, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Meera Shekar, World Bank

Bill Dietz, The George Washington University

Session Discussion
4:00 PM Workshop Adjourns
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25273.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25273.
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