The Obesity Challenge in Public Health: Integrating Best Practices into Culturally Competent, Family-Centered, Community Solutions
An Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Workshop March 5-6, 2009
About this Workshop
The Obesity Challenge in Public Health workshop is designed to help participants look at obesity and overweight in children and adolescents through a public health focus on the family and community.
Topics Include:
- Promoting healthy lifestyles
- Health disparities in relation to overweight and obesity
- Evidience based research and best practices in treatment of pediatric and adolescent overweight and obesity
- Understanding culture in health promotion
- School wellness policy: what does it look like in real life?
- Case studies and model programs
Participants at all sites will have a chance to interact and ask questions of the speakers.
Continuing Education Accreditation
Continuing Education is pending for nursing, dietitians, occupational theraptists, case managers, health education specialists, and other health and educational professionals. Approved accreditation will be posted on this website as it becomes available.
Registration
Full registration information including remote site locations will be available in late October.
Coming Fall 2008
Online Course "The Obesity Challenge in Public Health".
For questions contact Lee Wallace at lswallace@utmem.edu or 901-448-6451.
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