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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2014. The Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18742.

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Workshop Agenda

THE CURRENT STATE OF OBESITY
SOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

A public session hosted by the Institute of Medicine

Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

January 7, 2014

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Building, NAS Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Workshop Goals

Describe the current obesity prevention and control landscape
Increase awareness of progress and opportunities in obesity prevention and control
Identify strategies with greatest impact and opportunities for cross-sector alignment and collaboration
Identify gaps in programs and implementation

Opening Remarks

12:30 pm	Welcome Lynn Parker, Director, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

12:35 pm	Introduction to the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine

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12:45 pm

Update on the Current Epidemiology of Obesity in the United States
William Dietz, Consultant, Institute of Medicine

Settings Where Change Is Happening:
Progress in Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Elimination of Disparities

Session Facilitator: Mary Story, Professor of Global Health and Community and Family Medicine, Duke University


1:05 pm	Early Care and Education Debbie Chang, Vice President, Nemours Foundation Comments Dianne Ward, Professor of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geri Henchy, Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Programs, Food Resource and Action Center Facilitated panel discussion

1:35 pm	Schools Sarah Lee, Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Comments Christina Economos, Director, ChildObesity180 Jessica Donze Black, Director of Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, Pew Charitable Trusts Facilitated panel discussion

2:05 pm	Worksites Helen Eddy, Assistant Vice President, Health and Wellness, Hy-Vee, Inc. Comments Nico Pronk, Vice President and Chief Science Officer, HealthPartners, Inc. Julia Halberg, Chief Medical Officer, General Mills, Inc. Facilitated panel discussion

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2:35 pm	Health Care: Hospitals, Clinics, and Insurance Companies Don Bradley, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Comments Loel Solomon, Vice President, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente Eduardo Sanchez, Chief Medical Officer, American Heart Association Facilitated panel discussion

3:05 pm	BREAK

Session Facilitator: Russell Pate, Professor, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina

3:20 pm	Communities and States Leon Andrews, Senior Fellow, National League of Cities Cheryl Bartlett, Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Public Health Comments Marion Standish, Director of Community Health, California Endowment Facilitated panel discussion

3:55 pm	Federal Government Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture Howard Koh, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Comments Jeff Levi, Executive Director, The Trust for America’s Health Facilitated panel discussion

4:30 pm	Businesses and Industry Lisa Gable, President, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Comments