Pennington Biomedical Research Center || Childhood Obesity and Public Health: A Lifespan Approach to Prevention

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9:00 am	Welcome Claude Bouchard, PhD Executive Director, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA	1:30 pm	Diet and Physical Activity in Adolescents: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) Cohort Larry Webber, PhD Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
9:15 am	Introduction of Speakers & Sponsors Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD Associate Executive Director for Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA	2:15 pm	Birth Weight and Insulin Sensitivity in Children Melinda S. Sothern, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Section of Health Promotion, School of Public Health Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
9:30 am	A National Perspective on Childhood Obesity: How Bad is It? William H. Dietz, MD, PhD Director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA	3:00 pm	Break
10:15 am	Obesity and Physical Activity in Louisiana’s Youth: A State Report Card Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD Associate Executive Director for Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA	3:15 pm	Physical Education & Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Health Outcomes Robert M. Malina, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin, Research Professor, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
11:00 am	Break	4:00 pm	Obesity in Childhood and Adult Health Outcomes: Lessons Learned from Bogalusa David Harsha, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Health Delivery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
11:15 am	LA Health: Setting the Stage for School-based Obesity Prevention in Louisiana Donald Williamson, PhD John S. McIlhenny Endowed Professor and Chief of Health Psychology, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA	4:45 pm	Summary and Concluding Remarks - Discussant Gerald Berenson, MD Professor, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
12:00 pm	Lunch: Panel Discussion - Policy & Legislative Issues Related to Childhood Obesity Stewart Gordon, MD LSU Health Sciences Center Mark Tremblay, PhD Director of Healthy Active Living & Obesity Research Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Katherine Hill, Assistant Chair LSU - Kinesiology Julie C. Morial, MD, MPH Medical Director Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana Sylvia Dunn School Food Service Supervisor St. Tammany Parish	5:15 pm	Adjournment