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- State Health Department Issues 'call For Action' To Fight Childhood Obesity, Seeks Help From Child-care Providers
The state Department for Public Health has issued a "call for action" to fight childhood obesity, a long-term health burden in which Kentucky continually ranks in the top 10 among states, and currently first among high-school students. The department's...
- Journalists Invited To Apply For Free, Four-day Obesity Fellowship
Kentucky journalists wanting to expand their knowledge on obesity, one of the most critical and widespread health issues in the state and nation, should apply for the fellowship "Obesity Issues: The Complete Skinny on Why We're Getting Fatter, What...
- New Network Including Uk, Ohio State And Marshall Joins Leading Researchers To Address Health Issues In Appalachia
Seven academic centers and community organizations have come together to pool their resources and improve the health of Appalachian residents. They have formed the Appalachian Translational Research Network, which includes experts representing The Ohio...
- Fight Against Obesity Needs To Model The One Against Smoking, Key Federal Official Says At Appalachian Health Summit
By Tara Kaprowy and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Obesity is linked to so many other health problems that Americans need to see it as deadly as smoking cigarettes, the federal government's point man on the subject said at the first Appalachian...
- Obesity Poses Challenges
This country faces many challenges and a big one ? no pun intended ? is obesity. ?Obesity has become an epidemic,? says Lee Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Kaplan, a visiting professor from Massachusetts General Hospital and director of the MGH Weight Center,...
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April 21 Appalachian Health Summit will focus on obesity
Focusing on obesity, a topic that affects the majority of adult Kentuckians, the Appalachian Health Summit will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 in Lexington. The meeting is designed for clinicians and researchers, but it would alos be a place for journalists interested in the issue to find story ideas and sources. The registration deadline is Friday, April 8.
The first session of the gathering will focus on health disparities and health behaviors in Appalachia. The keynote address will discuss federal, state and local initiatives that address the obesity epidemic. It will be given by Dr. William Dietz, director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity with the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Concurrent sessions will discuss childhood obesity, food and nutrition; research networks and collaboratives; social networking for energy balance; and the link between obesity and cancer.
The summit is sponsored by the University of Kentucky, The Ohio State University, the University of Cincinnati, Marshall University, the Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Appalachian Regional Commission. To read details and register, click here.
- State Health Department Issues 'call For Action' To Fight Childhood Obesity, Seeks Help From Child-care Providers
The state Department for Public Health has issued a "call for action" to fight childhood obesity, a long-term health burden in which Kentucky continually ranks in the top 10 among states, and currently first among high-school students. The department's...
- Journalists Invited To Apply For Free, Four-day Obesity Fellowship
Kentucky journalists wanting to expand their knowledge on obesity, one of the most critical and widespread health issues in the state and nation, should apply for the fellowship "Obesity Issues: The Complete Skinny on Why We're Getting Fatter, What...
- New Network Including Uk, Ohio State And Marshall Joins Leading Researchers To Address Health Issues In Appalachia
Seven academic centers and community organizations have come together to pool their resources and improve the health of Appalachian residents. They have formed the Appalachian Translational Research Network, which includes experts representing The Ohio...
- Fight Against Obesity Needs To Model The One Against Smoking, Key Federal Official Says At Appalachian Health Summit
By Tara Kaprowy and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Obesity is linked to so many other health problems that Americans need to see it as deadly as smoking cigarettes, the federal government's point man on the subject said at the first Appalachian...
- Obesity Poses Challenges
This country faces many challenges and a big one ? no pun intended ? is obesity. ?Obesity has become an epidemic,? says Lee Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Kaplan, a visiting professor from Massachusetts General Hospital and director of the MGH Weight Center,...