2010 Advocacy Forum
Health Reform – Getting Serious About Obesity
Overview
Health reform’s passage means obesity is getting more attention than ever. Learn from policy experts what’s coming, what’s needed, and how The Obesity Society can make an impact.
Objectives
- Understand the implications of health reform for obesity research and treatment
- Define the essential role for engaging TOS in obesity policy development
Speakers
Federal Landscape of Obesity: An Overview of Legislative and White House Initiatives
Amanda Cash, DrPH
Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation
Health Resources and Services Administration
US Department of Health and Human Services
Implications of Health Reform for Obesity
Christine Ferguson, JD
The George Washington University School of Public Health
STOP Obesity Alliance
Policy in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty
Kelly Brownell, PhD
Yale University - Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Addressing Obesity Without Marginalizing People
Joseph Nadglowski, Jr
Obesity Action Coalition
Obesity, Poverty and Hunger
Geraldine Henchy, MPH, RD
Food Research Action Center
Research for Sound Policy
George Bray, MD
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Panel Discussion
