Article archive / November 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 3. Source pages: 14.
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center held its sixth annual childhood obesity and public health conference on October 17, 2013 in at the Center in Baton Rouge.
The conference, designed for professionals engaged in public health efforts, hosted Timothy Lobstein, PhD, Director of Policy and Programs for the International Obesity Task Force & International Association for the Study of Obesity. Lobstein spoke on “Obesity Prevention & Treatment from an International Perspective.”
Among those presenting were Cheryl Lovelady, PhD, and registered dietitian from the University of North Carolina, speaking on “Role of Breastfeeding in Preventing Childhood Obesity,” Leanne Redman, PhD, from Pennington, speaking on “Maternal Weight Gain & Childhood Obesity,” and Cren “Sam” Pourcia, RNC, from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health. Pourcia spoke on “Obesity Prevention & Treatment within Public Health: Louisiana Initiatives.”
Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, Associate Director for Preventive Medicine & Health Aging at Pennnington, welcomed attendees.
This is the sixth conference and a program for physicians, nutritionists, physical activity specialists, registered dietitians, nurses, health educators, psychologists, and counselors. The program was also designed for healthcare policy makers, researchers, media, business and civic leaders, parks and recreation personnel, and early childhood and school-age educators and decision- makers, according to the Pennington Biomedical news service.
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