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Weight of the Nation

Weight of the Nation: CDC's Inaugural Conference on Obesity Prevention and Control

Sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors, and Directors of Health Promotion and Education
July 27-29, 2009

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Continuing Education Credit

Six of the sessions offer continuing education credits from the CDC's Training and Continuing Education (CE) Online System. Instructions on how to obtain CE credit and the accreditation statements are posted with the resources for the six sessions.

Program Agenda (1 page)

Day One	Day Three
Day Two	Additional Audio Sessions

Day One - July 27

Welcome and Opening Remarks (40 minutes)
	Janet Collins, PhD Director CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Administrator Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry James S. Marks, MD, MPH Senior Vice President Director of the Health Group Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH Acting Surgeon General
Resources	Transcript (9 pages) Thomas Frieden Handouts (5 pages, 2 MB)
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Keynote Presentation (53 minutes)
	Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States Founder William J. Clinton Foundation Weight of the Nation Award Recipient for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Resources	Transcript (7 pages)
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2009 ASTPHND Award (42 minutes)
	Senator Tom Harkin, Award Recipient Excellence in Advocacy Award for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Resources	Transcript (6 pages)
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Improving Health Outcomes: Integrating Obesity Prevention in Health Reform (1 hour)
	Moderated by Rachelle Mirkin, MPH National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality Debbie Chang, MPH Nemours Health and Prevention Services Harvinder Sareen, PhD Director of Clinical Programs WellPoint Healthcare Loel Solomon, PhD Kaiser Permanente Christine Ferguson, JD Executive Director STOP Obesity Alliance Jenelle Krishnamoorthy Professional Staff Senator Tom Harkin
CE Credit	How to Obtain CE Credit Accreditation Statements
Resources	Transcript (9 pages) Debbie Chang Handouts (4 pages) Harvinder Sareen Handouts (9 pages) Loel Solomon Handouts (7 pages) Christine Ferguson Handouts (3 pages)
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Health in All Policies I: Nexus Between Transportation and Obesity Prevention (53 minutes)
	Moderated by Mark Fenton, MS Consultant Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center Active Living by Design University of North Carolina Larry Cohen, MSW Founder and Executive Director Prevention Institute Director Contra Costa County Prevention Program Angie Cradock, ScD Deputy Director Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity Brian Saelens, PhD Associate Professor Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center University of Washington Deb Hubsmith Founding Director Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Resources	Transcript (9 pages) Mark Fenton Handouts (7 pages)
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Health in All Policies II: Nexus Between Food Systems and Obesity Prevention (1 hour, 15 minutes)
	Moderated by Ann Haddix, PhD CDC Chief Policy Officer Kelly Brownell, PhD Director Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University Patricia Farnese, BA, LLB, LLM Senior Law Fellow College of Law Centre for Studies in Agriculture, Law and the Environment University of Saskatchewan - Canada Jay Hirschman, MPH, CNS Director Special Nutrition Staff, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation United States Department of Agriculture Gail Feenstra, ED, RD Food Systems Coordinator Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program University of California Daniel Imhoff Author
CE Credit	How to Obtain CE Credit Accreditation Statements
Resources	Transcript (18 pages) Kelly Brownell Handouts (5 pages, 1.5 MB) Jay Hirschman Handouts (4 pages) Daniel Imhoff Handouts (6 pages, 2.5 MB)
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Day Two - July 28

Opening Remarks (31 minutes)
	Secretary Kathleen Sebelius U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Resources	Transcript (6 pages) Thomas Frieden Handouts (5 pages, 2 MB)
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Investments in Health I: Achieving Health Equity (50 minutes)
	Moderated by Johnnie "Chip" Allen, MPH Health Equity Coordinator Office of Healthy Ohio Ohio Department of Health Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH Associate Dean of Health Promotion University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Amelie G. Ramirez, PhD Executive Director Salud America Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Roberta Duncan Breastfeeding Coordinator Navajo Nation WIC
Resources	Transcript (11 pages) Chip Allen Handouts (3 pages) Shiriki Kumanyika Handouts (2 page) Amelie Ramirez Handouts (4 pages) Roberta Duncan Handouts (6 pages)
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Remarks with Howard Koh (22 minutes)
	Howard Koh, MD U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services
Resources	Transcript (4 pages) Jim McBride Handouts (3 pages) Judith Bell Handouts (4 page) Jeremy Nowak Handouts (2 pages) Andrea Hricko Handouts (4 pages, 2 MB)
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Investments in Health II: Collaboration Fosters Healthy Places and Healthy People (1 hour, 15 minutes)
	Moderated by Dwayne Proctor, PhD, MA Team Director and Senior Program Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Childhood Obesity Team Loel Solomon, PhD Kaiser Permanente Gail Imig, PhD W.K. Kellogg Foundation David Fukuzawa Program Officer Kresge Foundation Marion Standish, MA, JD The California Endowment Debbie Chang, MPH Nemours Health and Prevention Services Laura Kettel-Khan, PhD Senior Health Scientist CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Judith Bell President PolicyLink
CE Credit	How to Obtain CE Credit Accreditation Statements
Resources	Transcript (16 pages) Loel Solomon Handouts (9 pages) Laura Kettle-Khan Handouts Part One (6 pages) Laura Kettle-Khan Handouts Part Two (3 pages)
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Investments in Health III: Public-Private Partnerships for Healthy Communities (1 hour, 9 minutes)
	Moderated by Laura Kettel-Kahn, PhD Senior Health Scientist CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Jim McBride, EdD Superintendent of Public Instruction Wyoming Judith Bell President PolicyLink Jeremy Nowak, PhD President The Reinvestment Fund Andrea Hricko, MPH Associate Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine Director of Community Outreach Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Translation Core
CE Credit	How to Obtain CE Credit Accreditation Statements
Resources	Transcript (13 pages) Jim McBride Handouts (3 pages) Judith Bell Handouts (4 page) Jeremy Nowak Handouts (2 pages) Andrea Hricko Handouts (4 pages, 2 MB)
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Day Three - July 29

Presentation of the 2009 Pioneering Innovation Awards

(30 minutes)

2009 Pioneering Innovation Awards

Presented by William Dietz, MD, PhD
Director
CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity

Award Winners
Alliance for A Healthier Generation
Baptist Health System South Florida
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Kaiser Permanente
Navajo Nation WIC Nutrition Program
Nemours Health and Prevention Services
Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative
Produce for Better Health Foundation

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Profiles in Health I: Innovative Policy Initiatives at the Local Level (1 hour)
	Moderated by Casey Hannan, MPH Associate Director Policy, Partnerships, and Communication CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Joseph Curtatone Mayor Sommerville, Massachusetts Chip Johnson Mayor Hernando, Mississippi Larry Bonderud Mayor Shelby, Montana Sharon Hampson President National Association of Local Boards of Health Health Director La Crosse County Board of Health Wisconsin
CE Credit	How to Obtain CE Credit Accreditation Statements
Resources	Transcript (14 pages) Joseph Curtatone Handouts (2 pages) Larry Bonderud Handouts (16 pages, 6.5 MB)
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Profiles in Health II: Focusing State Health Departments on Obesity Prevention (1 hour)
	Moderated by Victor Sutton, PhD, MPPA Director Office of Preventive Health Mississippi State Department of Health William Dietz, MD, PhD Director CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Laura Hutton, MA Lead Evaluator Center for Promotion Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Unit Minnesota Department of Health Judy Monroe, MD, FAAP Indiana State Health Commissioner President Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
CE Credit	How to Obtain CE Credit Accreditation Statements
Resources	Transcript (13 pages) Victor Sutton Handouts (1 page)
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Additional Audio Sessions

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Instituting a Policy and Environmental Change Agenda to Improve Physical Activity
(1 hour, 7 minutes, 12 MB)
Moderator: Captain Michael Pratt
Panelists: Ross Brownson, Russ Pate, and Walter Thompson

Restructuring our Cities to Improve Health
(1 hour, 2 minutes, 11 MB)
Moderator: Rebecca Payne
Panelists: Robert Garcia, Robert Ogilvie, Catherine Ross, and James Sallis

Mobilizing Communities: How to Build Alliances to Combat Obesity
(1 hour, 6 minutes, 12 MB)
Moderator: Michael Sells
Panelists: Julia Bloom, Tracy Delaney, Katherine Dupont Phillips, and Tracy Wiedt

Opportunities for Obesity Prevention through Pregnancy and Early Life
(54 minutes, 10 MB)
Moderator: Brook Belay
Panelists: Captain Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Michael Lu, Wanda Nicholson, and Dianne Ward

Promising Provider Strategies
(1 hour, 6 minutes, 10 MB)
Moderator: Wendelin Slusser
Panelists: Veronica Irvin, Joan Orr, and Christiane Stahl

Using Incentives to Reduce Obesity and Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity
(1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 MB)
Moderator: William Dietz
Panelists: Michelle Mello, Karen Minyard, and Allison Nihiser

Engaging Medical Systems in Obesity Prevention
(1 hour, 6 minutes, 11 MB)
Moderator: Ginny Ehrlich
Panelists: Keith Bachman, Suzanne Johnson, David Kirchhoff, and Karen Peters

Making the Case: The Economics of Obesity
(8 minutes, 2 MB)
Moderator: Andrew D. Racine
Panelists: John Cawley, Timothy Dall, Marc Manley, and Robin McKinnon

Global Perspectives on Obesity Prevention
(1 hour, 5 minutes, 10 MB)
Moderator: Tom Schmid
Panelists: Sonja Kahlmeier, Harry MacMillan, and Willem Van Mechelen

Improving Social Determinants of Health Through the Workplace
(53 minutes)
Moderator: Amanda Aguirre
Panelists: Avtar Nijjer-Sidhu, Andrew Scibelli, Clara Steinberg, and Elisa Wong

Page last updated: May 13, 2021

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