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Reducing Liability Concerns and Getting Kids Active through Safe Routes to School

August 11, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern

The National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity is sponsoring a free webinar on Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and liability. In this webinar, participants will learn about the basics of liability and how school districts, nonprofit organizations and others can reduce it in SRTS programs. The webinar will also highlight two new NPLAN resources: a fact sheet on liability with regards to SRTS programs and a fact sheet on liability protections for volunteers.

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Webinar: A New Way to Talk About the Social Determinants of Health

July 29, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Grantmakers in Health invite you to participate in a 90-minute webinar to share research and best practices in effective communication about the social determinants of health and the complex beliefs and conflicted values that come along with it. Over the course of four years, the RWJF Vulnerable Populations Portfolio, along with Olson Zaltman Associates and Westen Strategies, undertook an iterative research and message development process that benefitted from both traditional and nontraditional research techniques. As a result, we now have a way to create more compelling, effective and persuasive messages that resonate across the political spectrum.

This webinar will summarize research about this complicated aspect of health and share the most effective way to reach the widest audiences.

What you will learn:

  • Better frames and messages for “social determinants”
  • Best practices and principles in language
  • How to use data to support your case
  • Deeply held perspectives that affect how policymakers see health disparities

Following the 60-minute presentation, all panelists will answer your questions during a 30-minute Q&A session.

The deadline to register for this event is Tuesday, July 27. All participants will also receive a copy of RWJF’s new messaging guide on the social determinants of health.

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DGAC's Process Behind the Scenes: From Charter to Evidence to Advisory Report Recommendations

July 21, 2010, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

The American Society for Nutrition (ASN), as the leading scientific organization in nutrition research and practice, is pleased to partner with the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) for this week’s webinar. We will describe and illustrate the evidence analysis process behind the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's (DGAC) Scientific Report. The speakers will explain the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines, timeline for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, how topic areas were selected to update, the systematic review methodology used to evaluate the relevant science, and how the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's report is used to support development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

There will also be a question and answer session, where you will have an opportunity to ask the presenters questions about the process for developing the Committee's advisory report.

Your registration includes access to Dietary Guidelines insiders presenting on this webinar, an accessible recording of the presentation to watch if you might miss the live presentation, and complimentary continuing professional education (CPE) credit for eligible dietitians. Confirmations will be emailed within one week of registration, and login and call-in information will be sent to the email address provided. You must register to be eligible for CPE credit.

ASN Member Price: $25
Nonmember Price: $45

Group rates are also available.

REGISTER HERE (search for "The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Process Behind the Scenes" in the Event Name field)

Six-Part Webinar — Measurement of Active and Sedentary Behaviors: Closing the Gaps in Self-Report Methods

July 21, 2010

No single measure can capture physical activity perfectly. Development of self-report methods has been a persistent and evolving pursuit. Measures vary in how they quantify a broad range of health-related and behavioral constructs, from physiologic response to exercise, to participation in specific types of activities, to patterns of usual lifestyle behaviors. An additional challenge for measuring active and sedentary behaviors by self-report is creating instruments that are relevant in culturally and linguistically diverse populations.

This six-part webinar will provide:

  • an overview of physical activity as a multidimensional health behavior
  • an in-depth review of methods to measure active and sedentary behaviors by self-report
  • and an exploration of important issues when assessing physical activity in diverse populations.

There is no fee to register for the webinar.

Pre-registration is required to secure your place.

The webinar will also be archived for later viewing.

Webinar Schedule

All sessions will take place on Wed., July 21, 2010.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS WEBINAR IS NOW CLOSED.

Session 1: A framework for physical activity as a complex & multidimensional behavior
Session 2: A typology for linking self-report methods to study design & data modeling strategies
Session 3: A checklist for evaluating the validity and suitability of existing physical activity and sedentary behavior self-report instruments
Session 4: Language translation and cultural adaptation of self-report instruments for cross-cultural comparisons
Session 5: Developing self-report questionnaires to assess physical activity: A methodological overview
Session 6: Approaches to modeling the measurement error structure of self-report physical activity data
POST-WEBINAR: Think Tank

USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) Presents an Overview and Program Linkages to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Programs

July 22, 2010, 3-4:30 p.m. EST

On behalf of Executive Director Rajen Anand (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion) and Administrator Julie Paradis (Food and Nutrition Service), members of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Webinar Planning Committee invite you to the presentation, “Leading America in Ending Hunger and Improving Nutrition and Health,” on July 22 at 3 p.m. EST, in Rhodes, Room 4000.

This session is a follow up to the April 15 webinar presented by the CDC to FNCS. There will be an FNCS overview, followed by presentations from the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Nutrition Programs (SNP), followed by a discussion of cross-program linkages. There will be time for questions and discussion to facilitate cross-agency collaboration and communication through the areas presented.

Webinar format will be available for all remote participants via Microsoft Office LiveMeeting. To participate, please complete the online registration.

A final agenda and additional materials will be forthcoming, only to registered participants. This webinar will also be recorded and available for download.

The Foundation Center Presents Philanthropy In/Sight Webinar

July 21, 2010, 2-3 p.m., EST

The Foundation Center is holding a free online webinar on how you can enhance your effectiveness with Philanthropy In/Sight. The webinar will teach you how to use this powerful interactive mapping tool. By observing a real-time demonstration of its features and participating in Q&A sessions, you and your members will learn how Philanthropy In/Sight can help you visualize data in ways that reveal patterns and relationships, assess funding needs, and make informed decisions about domestic and cross-border giving. This 60-minute webinar, designed exclusively for regional associations of grantmakers, grantmaker affinity groups, and their members, will cover how users can:

  • plot the locations of grantmakers and grant recipients on Google maps and view detailed information about their activities and grants awarded and received
  • view aggregated grantmaker and grant data by country, state, county, city, metro area, congressional district, and ZIP code
  • and overlay grantmaker and grant data with demographic, socio-economic, and other data.

This will be the final opportunity to attend a general purpose Philanthropy In/Sight webinar during the one-year free access period, so we encourage you to register for this webinar as soon as possible, as space is limited.

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Six-Part Webinar – Measurement of Active and Sedentary Behaviors: Closing the Gaps in Self-Report Methods

July 21, 2010

No single measure can capture physical activity perfectly. Development of self-report methods has been a persistent and evolving pursuit. Measures vary in how they quantify a broad range of health-related and behavioral constructs, from physiologic response to exercise, to participation in specific types of activities, to patterns of usual lifestyle behaviors. An additional challenge for measuring active and sedentary behaviors by self-report is creating instruments that are relevant in culturally and linguistically diverse populations.

This six-part webinar will provide:

  • an overview of physical activity as a multidimensional health behavior
  • an in-depth review of methods to measure active and sedentary behaviors by self-report
  • and an exploration of important issues when assessing physical activity in diverse populations.

There is no fee to register for the webinar.

Registration for this state-of-the-science webinar will be hosted on www.nccor.org and open on July 6.

Supported by:

National Cancer Institute
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention
American College of Sports Medicine
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research

AGENDA

  • 12:30-12:40
    Introduction | Heather Bowles, National Cancer Institute
  • 12:40-1:20
    A framework for physical activity as a complex & multidimensional behavior | Kelley Pettee Gabriel, University of Texas Health Science Center James Morrow, University of North Texas
  • 1:20-2:00
    A typology for linking self-report methods to study design & data modeling strategies     | Barbara Sternfeld, Kaiser Permanente
  • 2:00-2:40
    A checklist for evaluating the validity and suitability of existing physical activity and sedentary behavior self-report instruments | Maria Hagströmer, Karolinska Institutet
  • 2:40-3:00 Break
  • 3:00-3:40
    Language translation & cultural adaptation of self-report instruments for cross-cultural comparisons | Elva Arredondo, San Diego State University
  • 3:40-4:20
    Approaches to physical activity & sedentary behavior self-report instrument development | Louise Mâsse, University of British Columbia
  • 4:20-5:00
    Approaches to modeling the measurement error structure of self-report data | Sarah Nusser, Iowa State University
  • 5:00-5:15
    Closing comments | Heather Bowles, National Cancer Institute

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Convergence Partnership Healthy People Healthy Places Webinar Series

April 27, 2010 - Sept. 21, 2010

This five-part webinar series will lift up various activities, strategies and resources aimed at creating healthy and safe environments for all. We hope that you will join us on these webinars to learn from others as well as share your wisdom and experiences in working towards reducing inequities, promoting cross-sector and multi-field partnerships, and stimulating action for policy change.

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Webinar: Strengthen Your Wellness Policy

May 14, 2010, 1 – 2:15 p.m.

Does your local school wellness policy measure up? Join Action for Healthy Kids and Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity for a webinar on Fri., May 14 (1-2:15 p.m. ET) that will give you tools and resources to ensure that your local wellness policy is on track. The webinar will highlight the Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT), a first of its kind tool that allows school districts to assess the comprehensiveness and strength of their local wellness policies in the areas of nutrition education and promotion, physical activity/physical education, school meals and competitive foods. A strong, comprehensive local wellness policy at the district level makes it easier for schools to achieve lasting, positive changes to their physical activity and nutrition environment. WellSAT is an excellent complement to the work of Action for Healthy Kids teams and volunteers who provide management and support to schools with wellness policy implementation.

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Upcoming Webinar Series Focuses on Reversing Childhood Obesity in Schools

Please join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity and your colleagues in the field for our new webinar series “Making the Grade: Reversing Childhood Obesity in Schools.”

Each webinar will be held bi-monthly on Thursdays at 2 p.m. Eastern, and will discuss the important links between school environments, health, and academic achievement.

From preschool through 12th grade, schools can make a significant contribution to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic by enacting policies that increase opportunities for quality physical education and physical activity throughout the school day, and by teaching healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

These webinars will feature researchers, advocates, and policymakers discussing solutions to problems that schools face in providing opportunities for children to be physically active. The last session in the series will also delve into the world of marketing – looking at current industry practices related to food and beverage marketing to children. All sessions will offer tools and resources to help make school and community environments healthier for everyone.

Register for any or all of the four webinars in this series:

May 13: Learning Curve: What You Need to Know about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
May 27: Reading, Writing, Running: The Connection Between Physical Activity and Academic Achievement
June 10: Revisiting Recess: Strategies for Implementing Physical Activity Breaks During the School Day
June 24: Pass or Fail: Evaluating How Industry Markets Food to Children

For more information about this webinar series or to register, visit

http://www.reversechildhoodobesity.org/webinars.

Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area RFA Webinar

March 23, 2010, NIFA AFRI

This webinar was developed as an introduction to the Request for Applications, or RFA, and provides an overview of each program area to which NIFA is accepting applicants.

All AFRI program information is available on the NIFA website at www.nifa.usda.gov/afri.

Please be sure to visit that website to access the full AFRI Requests for Applications and additional applicant resources.

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Webinar Series: Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments

Please join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity and your colleagues in the field to discuss childhood obesity research; best practices for addressing childhood obesity; and strategies for using policy and environmental change to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity.

The Center's first round of webinars in 2010 focused on, “Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments,” has been held bi-monthly on Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. Each has discussed initiatives currently underway to ensure that schools become the standard for healthy eating and active living.

Register for the last webinar in the series:

April 8: Let’s Get Physical: Being Active to Reverse Child Obesity

To view the slides and audio from past webinars in the series, see below:

March 25: Setting the Standard: What Schools Are Doing about Competitive Foods

March 11: Sowing Seeds: Improving Food Quality with Farm-to-School Programs

February 25: Seizing the Moment: Efforts Underway to Improve our Schools

Also, listen to the bonus post-webinar questions and answer session audio clip, featuring webinar panelists Jim Gerstein, founding partner of Gerstein|Agne; and Vicki Berends, marketing director at California Project LEAN.

Using Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. to Move Research into Practice

March 23, 2010 – 2-3 p.m. EST

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is pleased to announce the third presentation in the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. Step 2 Cyber-Seminar Series.

During this interactive session, Cynthia Vinson from NCI will preview the new tools available on the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. website and share exciting enhancements planned for 2010. In addition, Josephine Crisostomo from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will highlight PLANET MassCONECT, a Community-Based Participatory Research project to disseminate P.L.A.N.E.T. tools to health program planners in three Massachusetts communities. Chrasandra Reeves will describe how the Boston Health Alliance has participated in this project and offer their perspectives on moving research into the community.

Please join them for this dynamic pairing, and learn more about how you can utilize the P.L.A.N.E.T. tools in your community and: understand challenges related to moving research into practice in a community setting; list the different steps for developing evidence-based cancer control programs; explore new and enhanced tools on Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.; and, discuss how P.L.A.N.E.T. can be used to enhance moving research into practice.

Presenters:
Cynthia Vinson, MPA
Dissemination and Diffusion Coordinator
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute

Josephine Crisostomo, MPH
Senior Project Director
Center for Community-Based Research
Department of Medical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Chrasandra Reeves, MHA
Coordinator
Boston Alliance for Community Health

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For more information on the cyber-seminar series, please e-mail NCICCPLANETStep2@mail.nih.gov.

Archived Cyber-Seminars now available
Missed a live cyber-seminar? Want to view it again? Archived versions of the previous cyber-seminars are available for viewing on Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. Step 2.

Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments

Bi-monthly series, Thursdays, 2 p.m. EST

Please join The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity and your colleagues in the field to discuss: childhood obesity research; best practices for addressing childhood obesity; and strategies for using policy and environmental change to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity.

The center's first round of webinars in 2010 is focused on, “Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments.” Each webinar will be held bi-monthly on Thursdays at 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. CST, 11 a.m. PST), and will discuss initiatives currently underway to ensure that schools become the standard for healthy eating and active living.

From preschool through 12th grade, schools can make a significant contribution to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic by enacting policies that promote the availability and consumption of nutritious foods and beverages, and by teaching healthy habits that can last a lifetime. The specific topics are:

  • Feb. 25 -- Seizing the Moment: Efforts Underway to Improve our Schools
  • March 11 -- Sowing Seeds: Improving Food Quality with Farm-to-School Programs
  • March 25 -- Setting the Standard: What Schools Are Doing about Competitive Foods
  • April 8 -- Let’s Get Physical: Being Active to Reverse Child Obesity

These webinars will feature researchers, advocates, and policymakers discussing solutions to problems that schools face in providing healthy food and opportunities for physical activity. These sessions will also provide resources to help make schools healthier.

Register for any or all of the four webinars in this series

Yale Rudd Center Soft Drink Tax Webinar

March 9, 2010, 2-3 p.m., EST

Please join Rudd Center Director, Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, for a discussion on soft drink taxes and how they can address obesity.

In addition to updates on the latest developments in state and local policies since our July 2009 webinar, Dr. Brownell will offer an overview of the rationale, relevant science, and economic and policy considerations of soft drink taxes.

The webinar will be listen-only, but participants will have the opportunity to type questions in real time.

You have two options for listening in: using voice-over IP (VoIP) through your computer (which incurs no additional cost and requires speakers or headphones on your computer -- a microphone is not needed) or using your phone to dial into the webinar according to the confirmation email instructions (and will incur a cost to you based on your regular long distance rate).

System Requirements:
PC-based attendees require Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees require Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Reserve your Webinar seat here.

NPLAN Webinar: Fresh, Local Foods in Underserved Communities

Feb. 23, 2010, 1 p.m., EST

Eating healthier foods – including more fresh fruits and vegetables – helps to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease. Families and children from low-income communities and communities of color are less likely to have diets that meet nutrition guidelines. Studies show that residents of rural areas, low-income neighborhoods, and communities of color have less access to supermarkets and large grocery stores and the fresh produce they sell.

Community public health advocates and policymakers can use multiple approaches to fulfill this need for fresh produce in underserved communities. They can work with local agencies to attract full-service grocery stores. They can also support purveyors of fresh produce, often grown locally, by establishing favorable policies for farmers’ markets and mobile produce carts. The purpose of this webinar from the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) is to discuss the latter two types of policies, which bring fresh produce directly into underserved neighborhoods and create business opportunities for community members.

Through this webinar, participants will learn about ways to bring healthy foods to communities, outside of the traditional full-service grocery store. It will also provide mini-trainings on two of NPLAN’s model policy tools: Model Produce Cart Ordinance (coming soon!) and Land Use Protections for Farmers’ Markets.

NPLAN’s Model Produce Cart Ordinance, inspired by New York City’s Green Cart program and other mobile vending ordinances around the country, is a cost-effective and efficient means of increasing residents’ access to fresh produce. It creates a streamlined permit program for the sale of fresh whole fruits and vegetables from sidewalk carts. NPLAN’s Model Land Use Protections for Farmers’ Markets provides policy language that creates more opportunities for farmers’ markets and ensures their long-term viability as a community institution.

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Food Systems and Public Health: Linkages to Achieve Healthier Diets and Healthier Communities

Feb. 23, 2010, 1 p.m., EST

A recent double issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition bridges food systems and public health by identifying successful research, programs and policies within agriculture, food, and health to advance a food system that supports healthier diets and reduced obesity.

Spearheaded by Mary Story, PhD, RD, of the University of Minnesota, Michael Hamm, PhD, of Michigan State University, and David Wallinga, MD, of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, this dynamic collection of articles is the outcome of a conference held in April 2009 that focused on the food system, food, agriculture, and agriculture policy – a discussion which is central to healthy diets and obesity prevention.

Please join us for an overview of this issue, a discussion on the state of the science, and an exploration of policy opportunities to develop healthier diets and healthier communities. Featured speakers:

  • David Wallinga, MD, MPA, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
  • Michael Hamm, PhD, Michigan State University
  • Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, LD, Consultant, IATP Food and Society Fellow, and HEN/ADA Managing Editor

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NSBA Webcast: Policymakers Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Collaboration and Policy Change

December 1, 2:00 p.m.

Join national experts and local policymakers for an in-depth discussion of key strategies that state and local policymakers, including school boards and administrators, can use to address childhood obesity.

This two-hour webcast, Leadership in Action: Policymakers Addressing Childhood Obesity through Collaboration and Policy Change, will highlight the Leadership for Healthy Communities Action Strategies Toolkit, a resource for state and local policymakers who want to collaborate in creating healthier schools and communities through policy change. The webcast will focus on two strategies from the Toolkit that help local school leaders collaborate with other policymakers: “Safe Routes to School programs” and “joint-use agreements.” LEARN MORE

Upcoming Webinar in 12-Week Series

Changing the Channel: The Influence of Food Marketing on Childhood Obesity

Nov., 5, 2009, 12 p.m., EST

Advertising influences the choices we make, but what do we do when advertising starts affecting our children’s health? To prevent our children from being bombarded by unhealthy food marketing – whether it’s a television commercial, an internet advertisement, or food placement at the supermarket – we must ensure our children are exposed, and have access to, healthy eating options. This session will explore what groups are most heavily targeted by marketers and what public health advocates can do to take the remote out of the marketer's hands and ultimately change the channel.

Featured Speakers:

  • Jennifer Harris, Director of Marketing Initiatives, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
  • Vivica Kraak, Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisor, Save the Children
  • Pamela Weddington, Vice President of Communications, MEE productions
  • Margo Wootan, Director for Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest

This Nov. 5 installation is part of a 12-week webinar series, held every Thursday at 12 p.m. Eastern, focuses on childhood obesity research, advocacy, and current hot topics in the field. “Let’s End the Childhood Obesity Epidemic,” sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity encourages a lively exploration of the latest thinking on: childhood obesity research, best practices in the field, and resources to use policy and environmental change to create communities of opportunity.
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Webinar Focuses on Collaborative Modeling for Progressing Research, Policy

The CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity-Nutrition Branch and the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health proudly presented “Collaborative Modeling to Address Childhood Obesity: Bridging Research and Policy Making,” by Karen J. Minyard, Ph.D., director of the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University.

As a part of an intensive, year-long health policy educational program, the Georgia Health Policy Center (within the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies) implemented a collaborative systems learning approach to build Georgia state legislators’ capacity for systems thinking. The objective was to provide state policy makers with a systemic perspective on childhood obesity and to base estimates of policy impacts on scientific research. This project brought together legislators, researchers and subject matter experts in physical activity and nutrition to develop a set of actionable policy options. Researchers gained a deeper understanding of the constraints facing policy makers, and policy makers had an opportunity to test policy options using the best data available.

The computer simulation model provides an opportunity to learn about the consequences of actions before policies are set in motion. The resulting model continues to provide a framework, a common language, and a credible and engaging tool that enables state legislators to engage in a more rigorous discussion about effective and feasible policy options for reducing childhood obesity. Download the slides and additional information. Listen to the webinar.

Webinar Series: Let’s End the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Sept. 16, 2009, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Please join the RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity for a lively exploration of the latest thinking on: childhood obesity research, best practices in the field, and resources to use policy and environmental change to create communities of opportunity. “Let’s End the Childhood Obesity Epidemic,” a 12-week webinar series, held every Thursday at 12 p.m. Eastern, focuses on childhood obesity research, advocacy, and current hot topics in the field.

Upcoming webinars in the series:

Making Local Communities Healthier: The RWJF Center Hosts an Expert Discussion on the latest IOM Childhood Obesity Report, Sept. 17

The Institute of Medicine (IoM) has just released a report called Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity, that outlines policy opportunities for local policymakers and communities to address the childhood obesity epidemic, with a special emphasis on populations at most risk for obesity. The IoM committee reviewed the published literature, examined reports and toolkits focused on community-based obesity prevention, and heard from experts on the role of local governments in obesity prevention.

This webinar highlights policy recommendations for communities to consider as they seek to address child obesity. Speakers will discuss the key policies as well as other important issues for communities to consider as they work to address childhood obesity.

The Face of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Sept. 24

The obesity epidemic impacts all races and ethnicities but some populations are disproportionately affected. Both income and race are strongly correlated with obesity prevalence. Seven of the top 10 states with the highest poverty rates also experience the highest rates of obesity. Within equivalent levels of socioeconomic status, race still serves as a determinant of health. Children, as a subgroup, are more racially and ethnically diverse than the nation’s population as a whole, and obesity prevalence rates are highest among children and adolescents of color.

This webinar illustrates research examining how obesity disproportionately affects specific communities, and strategies and insights into policy and environmental changes that may improve the landscape of childhood obesity.
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Webinar On Active Living in Rural Communities: Measuring Rural Environments for Physical Activity

June 12, 3-4 p.m. EST

A web-based seminar to help increase the skills of researchers and practitioners in measuring rural environments for physical activity will occur on June 12. The webinar -- Active Living in Rural Communities: Measuring Rural Environments for Physical Activity -- is to explore the extent that modifications to active living theory, methods and interventions are necessary for use in rural communities. The webinar will begin with a brief report on three recently completed rural active living research projects and how this formative research phase informed the development of the Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) Tools. READ MORE

Four-part Webinar Series on Policy Evaluation

This web-based seminar series aims to increase skills of researchers and practitioners in policy evaluation effectiveness.

Increasingly, policies are being implemented at state and local levels that are intended to reduce obesity prevalence by improving diet and/or increasing physical activity. Rigorous evaluation of these “natural experiments” may be an effective means for the research community to inform policy on the issues of obesity, diet, and activity.

The four webinars were taught by Dr. Kathryn Newcomer, co-director of the Midge Smith Center for Evaluation Effectiveness and Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NCCOR WEBINAR SERIES.