"Understanding Obesity and Childhood Nutrition"
Press Room: Obesity and Childhood Nutrition Town Hall
http://www.aaas.org//news/press_room/obesity/index.shtml
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Healthy children](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/town-hall-obesity-graphic.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Healthy children")
Understanding Obesity and Childhood Nutrition:
A Special AAAS Public Engagement Event
Sunday, 17 February 2008 Boston Marriott Copley Place Read the Town Hall program (Adobe PDF) |
Teachers, school health professionals, parents, students, scientists, and the public were invited to take part in a free town hall-style event on understanding the science behind obesity and childhood nutrition. |
Free Resources for K-12 Professionals:
Pedometers and a DVD related to childhood obesity are available, while supplies last.
Also available are free copies of the Planet Health curriculum for middle-school professionals. Please email Angela Bradley, or phone 202-326-6408.
In keeping with the theme of the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting, "Science and Technology from a Global Perspective," the town hall key questions, including:
What does science tell us about children's nutritional needs worldwide?
Is there enough time in the school day for exercise?
How can nutrition instruction fit into the K-12 science curriculum?
What roles can communities, schools, culture, and people play in addressing the problem of childhood obesity?
Download a 77-page book (Adobe PDF) exploring the causes and health consequences of obesity as well as tips on prevention and treatment.
Video Presentation
![[PHOTOGRAPH] A smiling kid eating watermelon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/smiling_kid_watermelon_b.jpg)
Welcoming Remarks
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Alan I. Leshner](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/images/leshner_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Alan I. Leshner")
Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Executive Publisher, Science
AAAS President's Overview
![[PHOTOGRAPH] David Baltimore](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/images/baltimore_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] David Baltimore")
David Baltimore, AAAS President; Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology
Watch Baltimore's overview:
Keynote Address
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Thomas M. Menino [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/menino/menino_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Thomas M. Menino [Photo used with permission]")
The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston
Watch Mayor Menino's address:
Audience Engagement
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Sally Squires [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/squires/squires_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Sally Squires [Photo used with permission]")
Sally Squires (Moderator), nationally syndicated Lean Plate Club Columnist; Nutrition and Health Writer, Washington Post
See how the audience responded to Squires' question about which action they would rather take to improve health:
Childhood Nutrition Around the World
![Professor W. Philip T. James, M.D., Ph.D. [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/james/james_121x162.jpg "Professor W. Philip T. James, M.D., Ph.D. [Photo used with permission]")
Professor W. Philip T. James, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of the International Obesity TaskForce (IOTF) and honorary professor of nutrition at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Walking for Health
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Mark Fenton [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/fenton/fenton_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Mark Fenton [Photo used with permission]")
Mark Fenton, PBS Host, "America's Walking"
Watch Fenton's address:
Read Fenton's slideshow:
See audience response to questions posed by Fenton about physical activity:
Download the "Fitness Walking With a Pedometer" worksheet and guide:
Panel Perspectives
What are the roles of communities, schools, cultural factors, and people's behavioral patterns? Four leading experts will offer their views.
Communities
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Christina Economos [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/economos/economos_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Christina Economos [Photo used with permission]")
Christina Economos, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutrition at Tufts University's School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Research Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Schools
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Virginia A. Stallings [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/stallings/stallings_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Virginia A. Stallings [Photo used with permission]")
Virginia A. Stallings, M.D., Ph.D. (Moderator), the Jean A. Cortner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, professor of pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and chair of the Institute of Medicine committee on nutrition standards for foods in schools
Culture
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Shiriki Kumanyika [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/kumanyika/kumanyika_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Shiriki Kumanyika [Photo used with permission]")
Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, who also serves as associate dean for health promotion and disease prevention in the School of Medicine
People (and Their Behavior)
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Steven Gortmaker [Photo used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/gortmaker/gortmaker_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Steven Gortmaker [Photo used with permission]")
Steven Gortmaker, Ph.D., professor of the practice of health sociology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and director of the Harvard School of Public Health Prevention Research Center (HPRC)
Panel Discussion
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Sally Squires in front of a microphone, moderating the panel discussion](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/squires/squires_panel_121x162.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Sally Squires")
A panel composed of Christina Economos, Virginia A. Stallings, Shiriki Kumanyika, and Steven Gortmaker, and moderated by Sally Squires (left), answered audience questions.
Watch the panel discussion:
Introducing Smartfoot
AAAS unveiled a new fitness-oriented learning game for young people. Two local students attempted to answer questions correctly by jumping on interactive dance pads.
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Jill Carter and Bob Hirshon [Photos used with permission]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116030313im_/http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/obesity/media/carter/carter_hirshon.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Jill Carter and Bob Hirshon [Photos used with permission]")
Jill Carter, Wellness Coordinator, Boston Public Schools; and Co-author, Planet Health.
Bob Hirshon, Senior Project Director for Media Programs, AAAS, and Executive Producer, Science Update radio program.
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