Visit the OPUS I project page to view the recorded presentations and download the slides.
On June 4–5 NCCOR hosted the Obesity-Related Policy, Systems, and Environmental Research in the U.S. (OPUS) workshop featuring presentations from leading obesity-prevention and public health experts. The workshop examined best practices in obesity prevention research with specific attention to community engagement and systems change through an equity lens. This workshop, along with a future OPUS workshop in October 2024, aim to advance the field by highlighting opportunities for the design and rigorous evaluation of both proximal and distal PSE interventions.
The workshop’s co-chairs were Dr. Jamie Chriqui, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health; Dr. Tamara Dubowitz, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health; and Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Additionally, the workshops included keynote addresses and moderated panel discussions with distinguished speakers from academic institutions, global research projects, and federal agencies including:
- Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, Brandeis University Institute for Child Youth and Family Policy
- Bill Dietz, MD, PhD, George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health
- Christina Economos, PhD, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
- Steve Gortmaker, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, Cornell University, College of Human Ecology
- Deborah Salvo, PhD, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
- Boyd Swinburn, MD, University of Auckland School of Population Health
View the exciting two-day agenda and read the bios for Day 1 and Day 2 speakers.