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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