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Johns Hopkins GOPC explores social networks

November 3, 2014

The Johns Hopkins Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) hosted a symposium titled “The Social Network: a Systems Approach to #Childhood Obesity,” on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Guest speakers and leaders in the field guided the audience throughout the day, going from...
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Chef-made meals can increase participation school lunch program, raise vegetable consumption

October 22, 2014

Gourmet pizza in school? According to a new Food and Brand Lab pilot study, published in Appetite, chef-made meals can increase participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) by 9 percent and overall selection and consumption of vegetables by...
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Johns Hopkins to hold symposium on social networks’ influence on weight, behavior, health

October 14, 2014

The Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) at Johns Hopkins invites you to attend a day-long symposium titled "The Social Network: A Systems Approach to #ChildhoodObesity." The event will be Oct. 22, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the Johns...
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Expanded Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse a go-to resource for design and public health training, news

October 1, 2014

The American Public Health Association, American Planning Association, National Network of Public Health Institutes, and Georgia Institute of Technology recently launched a greatly expanded Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse (BEPHC) as a resource for community design and public health training...
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Help CDC spread the word about obesity during September’s National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

September 19, 2014

Approximately 1 of every 5 (17%) children in the United States has obesity, and certain groups of children are more affected than others. Childhood obesity puts children at early risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease—conditions...
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Registration now open for the 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation

August 22, 2014

The transformation of health care and public health toward a system that optimizes individual and population health is well under way, with significant expenditures at risk. As policy makers, employers, providers, and patients respond to new demands to show that...
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New IOM workshop will discuss how cross-sector solutions can help solve the obesity crisis

August 18, 2014

Please join the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable (IOM) on Obesity Solutions on Sept. 30, 2014, for a public workshop titled Cross-Sector Work on Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Weight Maintenance: Models for Change. Register to attend the workshop at the National...
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TEDMED hosting special live discussion about childhood obesity

July 17, 2014

On July 22, TEDMED is hosting an online discussion about the progress and challenges of our nation's ongoing struggle with childhood obesity. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Heart Association, Academy Health, the University of California-San Francisco, and the...
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IOM to host webinar about increasing physical activity and physical education in schools

April 23, 2014

Almost one year ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School, which offered recommendations, strategies, and action steps that have potential to increase children's opportunities to engage...
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SEC Symposium focuses on obesity prevention

March 31, 2014

According to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a decline in childhood obesity rates across some communities in the United States. However, much work remains to reduce the estimated two-thirds of adults...
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