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September 30th, 2010 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern Time

CDPAC/PHAC Childhood Obesity Prevention Series: Part 1 Setting the Stage

The first Fireside Chat / Webinar in the series will provide an overview
of Childhood Obesity in Canada. 
Hear from the experts in the field, and participate in real-time
discussions with them

Topics Discussed

Introducing the issues: Childhood obesity trends; magnitude of the
problem; implications for chronic diseases
Interventions: Community and policy level
Interventions: Individual and family level
Sources of best practices information and evidence

 

Bringing in the Experts:

Kim Raine, PhD, RD
Director, Promoting Optimal Weights through Ecological Research (POWER)
CIHR/HSFC Applied Public Health Chair
Professor, Centre for Health Promotion Studies,
School of Public Health, University of Alberta

Mark Tremblay, PhD
Director, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research (HALO), Children's
Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Scientist and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa
Chief Scientific Officer, Active Healthy Kids Canada

Jean Philippe Chaput, PhD 
Junior Research Chair
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO)
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Alison Stirling, MISt, MHSc

Policy Analyst, Canadian Best Practices Initiative 
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control 
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch 
Public Health Agency of Canada

 

To register: www.chnet-works.ca and click on Fireside Chats!

Hosted by:

The Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) and the Public
Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) Canadian Best Practices Initiative in
partnership with CHNET-Works! - University of Ottawa

 

 

 


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