Harvard University
Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Center’s Web site*
First funded: 1998
Core Research Focus
Improving nutrition and physical activity among children and adolescents.
Core Research Projects
Current (2004–2009)
Clinical Interventions to Prevent Childhood Overweight
Training doctors to counsel parents of children at-risk for overweight about
ways to help their children increase physical activity and improve
nutrition.
Principal Investigator:
Steven Gortmaker,
sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu
Boston Collaboration for Youth Physical Activity
Evaluating new initiatives to improve physical activity among children and
teenagers in Boston.
Principal Investigator:
Steve Gortmaker,
sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu
Past (1998–2004)
Planet Health—A Health
Education Program for School Children
Play Across Boston—Unequal Opportunities
for Youths in Boston to Participate in Sports and Physical Activity Programs
Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area
Nutrition &
Physical Activity for Adults | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 14-2001 | Surveillance System for Nutrition and Physical Activity |
| SIP# 05-2004 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network |
| SIP# 10-2007 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity |
Nutrition &
Physical Activity for Youth | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 22-1999 | Boston Collaboration for Youth Physical Activity |
| SIP# 11-2000 | Dietary Contributions to Obesity in Adolescents |
| SIP# 12-2000 | Impact of Neighborhood Design and Availability of Public Transportation on Physical Activity and Obesity Among Chicago Youths |
| SIP# 10-2007 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity |
Obesity &
Overweight | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 07-2000 | Preventing Obesity in the United States |
Contact Information
Center
Harvard University
Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
677 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Director/Principal Investigator
Steven Gortmaker, MS, PhD
Phone: (617) 432-1029
Fax: (617) 432-3123
E-mail: sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu
Co-Director/Co-Principal Investigator
Charles Deutsch, PhD
Phone: (617) 432-3936
Fax: (617) 432-3123
E-mail: cdeutsch@hsph.harvard.edu
Deputy Director
Jean Wiecha, PhD
Phone: (617) 432-4255
Fax: (617) 432-3875
E-mail: jwiecha@hsph.harvard.edu
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- Page last reviewed: December 10, 2007
- Page last updated: December 10, 2007
- Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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