Investing in Prevention: How a clinical strategy in Denver could improve health and address health equity

In this web forum panel, key leaders in the field will highlight strategies in the health care setting that can improve population health and reduce disparities in obesity-related health behaviors and outcomes. These strategies can be feasibly implemented across cities, counties, and states in the United States.

In addition, we’ll hear findings from a Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Project partnership with Denver Public Health on how they used cost-effectiveness analysis as a decision-making tool to implement a clinical strategy in Denver Health clinics to promote healthy weight. We’ll also hear their perspectives and experiences that other health agencies can consider when prioritizing these kinds of efforts.

Panelists:

• Captain Heidi Blanck, PhD, MS, Branch Chief, Chronic Disease Nutrition/Obesity, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jennifer Moreland, MPH, Chronic Disease Manager, Denver Public Health
• Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH, Chief Community Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham, Executive Director, Kraft Center for Community Health at MGH, Conrad Taff Endowed Professor, Harvard Medical School

This forum is hosted by the CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This session is intended to provide information for people whose work focuses on advancing obesity prevention, healthy eating, and active living.