Prevention Research Center on Nutrition & Physical Activity News & Events
At the 33rd National Child Nutrition Conference in Chicago, IL, Dr. Rebekka Lee will present on OSNAP and the evidence-base for practice recommendations for healthy foods, beverages and physical activity levels for children in OST care. Presentation details are below. Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Time: 11:00am-12:00pm OSNAP: Tools for Out of School Time Nutrition … Continue reading “OSNAP to Be Presented at the 33rd National Child Nutrition Conference”
At the Healthy Eating Research 13th Annual Grantee Meeting, Dr. Angie Cradock will present recent research on drinking water quality in schools. Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm Track: Water Access and Quality in Schools and Community Centers Location: Founders A Early Adopters: Current Practices and Preliminary Findings in States Adopting School-Based Water Quality … Continue reading “School Drinking Water Study to Be Presented at Healthy Eating Research 13th Annual Grantee Meeting”
A study from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health conducted in conjunction with researchers from the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California describes the features of statewide initiatives in operation between January 1, 2016 and February 28, 2018 in 24 states and the District of Columbia to conduct testing for … Continue reading “Study – Early Adopters: State Approaches to Testing School Drinking Water for Lead in the United States”
At the 2018 American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego, CA, Dr. Rebekka Lee will present on LIH and OSNAP, and Jennifer Reiner will present CHOICES research. Details are below. Date: Sunday, November 11, 2018 Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm Session: 2098.0 FN Section Poster Session 5 Program: Food and Nutrition Board 1: Strategies to … Continue reading “HPRC Research to Be Presented at APHA 2018”
During OBESITYWEEK at the Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Nashville, TN, Dr. Angie Cradock and Dr. Steve Gortmaker will discuss CHOICES research. Session details are below. Date: Monday, November 12, 2018 Time: 1:00pm-2:45pm Location: Music City Center Room 205 A-C, Level 2 Use of Natural Experiments in Obesity Prevention Research―Addressing Research Gaps and Use in Programs and … Continue reading “CHOICES Research to Be Discussed at The Obesity Society’s OBESITYWEEK Annual Scientific Meeting”
At the 12th Annual Southern Obesity Summit in Charleston, WV, Dr. Angie Cradock will discuss CHOICES research. Session details are below. Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Time: 8:30am-9:45am Improving Population Health and Reducing Disparities in Obesity: Cost-Effective Strategies to Promote Health Equity Panelists: Angie Cradock, ScD, MPE, Senior Research Scientist, Deputy Director, Harvard Prevention, Research Center … Continue reading “CHOICES Research to Be Discussed at the 12th Annual Southern Obesity Summit”
At the Harvard Catalyst Community Engagement Symposium: Advancing Uptake of Evidence-based Practices & Policies for Healthy Child Weight in Boston, MA, CHOICES research will be discussed. Event information is below. Date: Monday, October 1, 2018 Time: 9:00am-2:00pm Location: Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons University 300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115 This symposium, hosted by … Continue reading “CHOICES Research to Be Discussed at the Harvard Catalyst Community Engagement Symposium: Advancing Uptake of Evidence-based Practices & Policies for Healthy Child Weight”
THE APPLICATION PROCESS for THE 2018 LEADERS IN HEALTH COHORT IS NOW CLOSED. This past year, the Leaders in Health Community Training Program was successfully relaunched in collaboration with the Harvard T.H. Chan School Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The program has broadened to focus on population health and prevention—expanding to include projects on topics such as elder wellness, … Continue reading “Seeking Applications for 2018 Leaders in Health Cohort”
THE CHOICES 2018 LEARNING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED. The CHOICES Learning Collaborative Partnership at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is a training, technical assistance and modeling initiative designed to build capacity among state and local decision-makers to understand and use cost-effectiveness analysis to identify childhood obesity prevention strategies that offer … Continue reading “New Opportunity to Partner with the CHOICES Project in 2018”
A study from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health examined how an afterschool intervention affected children’s snacking behaviors, and found that it had a beneficial effect on dietary consumption.
