Feeding Families: Social Sciences and Social Epidemiology Approaches to Obesity Research
July 8-9, 2008
Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s): Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research (CPR), NICHD; Obesity Research Strategic Core, NICHD; Office of Disease Prevention, NIH; Division of Nutrition Research Coordination, NIH; and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Purpose: To provide a forum for an expert panel discussion of innovative ways to blend approaches from the social sciences and social epidemiology to push forward interdisciplinary approaches to research on childhood obesity.
More Information:
Contact:
Dr. Rosalind King, DBSB, CPR, NICHD
Tel: (301) 435-6986
Fax: (301) 496-0962
E-mail: rozking@mail.nih.gov