dietitians,
social workers, teachers and dietary managers. Certificates of
attendance will be provided.
The agenda on Sept. 4 will be:
Welcome
Fay Boozman,
M.D., M.P.H., Director
Arkansas
Department of Health
“Weighing in on
Childhood Obesity: The Pediatrician Approach”
Patrick Casey,
M.D.
Department of
Pediatrics, UAMS
College of Medicine
Medical Director,
KIDS FIRST Program
Chief, Division
of Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics
Director, Center
for Applied Research and Evaluation
Co-Principal
Investigator, Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
“Motivational
Interviewing/Counseling Families”
Ken Resnicow,
Ph.D., Professor
Emory University,
Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral
Science and Health Education, Atlanta
Lunch Keynote
Address
William Ludwig,
Regional Administrator
U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
“The OrganWise
Guys: Taking Charge of Childhood Obesity”
Michelle Lombardo, D.C., President
Wellness
Incorporated, Duluth, Ga.
“Developmental
Activities for Children”
Jim Stillwell,
P.E.D., Professor and Department Chairman
Blair Dean,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Arkansas State
University, College of Education, Department of Health, Physical
Education and Sport Sciences, Jonesboro, Ark.
“More Than
‘Getting a Weight’: The Nurse’s Role in Identifying and Treating
Childhood Obesity”
Sandra Withers,
A.P.R.N., Nursing Program Manager
UAMS Department
of Pediatrics, KIDS FIRST Program
“Arkansas
Initiatives: What Are We Doing in Arkansas?”
KIDS FIRST
Childhood Obesity Program
Verna Baker,
M.S., R.D., L.D.
Arkansas
Children’s Hospital Obesity Clinic
Karen Young, M.D.
Obesity in the
Lower Mississippi Delta
Margaret Bogle,
Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
Tri-State
Initiative, Training for Child Care Workers on Obesity, Healthy
Weight for Arkansas
Rosemary
Rodibaugh, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
The Legislative
Approach
Arkansas Sen.
Jack Critcher, District 12
Arkansas Rep.
Joyce Dees, District 8
“Marketing
Nutrition to Kids”
Mindy Hermann,
M.B.A., R.D., Nutrition Writer, Editor and Marketing Specialist
Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Conference topics
and speakers for Sept. 5:
Welcome
Debra Fiser,
M.D., Professor and Chair
UAMS Department
of Pediatrics
“Epidemiology,
Environmental Influences and Medical Nutritional Treatment of
Pediatric Overweight”
Nancy Copperman,
M.S., R.D., C.D.N., Pediatric Nutritionist
Schneider
Children’s Hospital, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Center for
Atherosclerosis Prevention, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
“HealthWorks! A
Clinical Program for the Management of Childhood and Adolescent
Obesity”
Shelley Kirk,
Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Program Director
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital
Medical
Center, Division of Cardiology, HealthWorks! Weight Management
Program for Children and Adolescents
“Action Based
Learning: The Link of Physical Activity to Learning”
Jean Blaydes
Madigan, M.Ed., Neurokinesiologist
Action Based
Learning, Richardson, Texas
“HealthWorks! A
Review of Two Case Studies”
Shelley Kirk,
Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Program Director
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital
Medical
Center, Division of Cardiology, HealthWorks! Weight Management
Program for Children and Adolescents
“Body Mass Index
for Age: What Does it Mean?”
Marilou Brodie,
M.S., R.D., L.D., Pediatric Nutrition Consultant
Susan Handford,
M.S., R.D., L.D., Nutrition Coordinator
Arkansas
Department of Health, Women, Infants and Children Program
“Smart Nutrition:
Integrating Nutrition in the Curriculum”
Jeannette Bennett, M.S.E., Principal
Osceola
Elementary School,
Osceola,
Ark.
“The Family
Approach to Pediatric Weight Management”
Nancy Copperman,
M.S., R.D., C.D.N., Pediatric Nutritionist
Schneider
Children’s Hospital, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Center for
Atherosclerosis Prevention, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
“Childhood
Obesity: An Arkansas Perspective”
Fay Boozman,
M.D., M.P.H., Director
Arkansas
Department of Health
“The Shape of
Arkansas’ Children”
Carole Garner,
M.P.H., R.D., L.D., Assistant Professor
UAMS College of
Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health
Kids First is a comprehensive, early-intervention program for
infants and young children who have special health care needs.
Co-sponsors of the conference are the UAMS Rural Hospital
Program; the Blue and You Foundation; the Arkansas Department of
Health’s Women, Infants and Children Program; the Arkansas
Dietetic Association; the American Dietetic Association’s
Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group; the Arkansas Governor’s
Developmental Disabilities Council; and the Arkansas Governor’s
Council on Fitness.
Links on
This Page
UAMS Pediatrician:
http://www.uams.edu/today/2003/060303/Casey.htm
Obesity Expert: http://www.uams.edu/today/2003/032803/West.htm
Nutrition Expert: http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/071002/nutrition.htm
Obesity Is a Serious:
http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/031402/obesity.htm
Nutrition Education: http://www.uams.edu/info/pdfs/southern.pdf
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