Obesity Forum 2011
Community and Clinical Approaches to Preventing Obesity Across the Lifespan
Presentations: (some presentations were not made available)
Kelli Seals, MPH, Washoe County Health District
Review of Obesity Data Over the Life Span
Nageshwara Gullapalli, MD, FACP, UNR School of Medicine
Supporting Active Living Through Policy, Environment and System Change
Monica Lounsbery, PhD, UNLV
The State of the State and the State of the Nation
Tracy Green, MD, Nevada State Health Division
Clinical Track:
Effective Interventions in the Clinical Setting: Engaging & Empowering Patients {1} {2}
Doina Kulick, MD, MS, UNR School of Medicine
Michael Bloch, MD, UNR School of Medicine, Saint Mary's
Breaking the Obesity Cycle: Understanding the Origins in the Maternal/Infant Dyad
Kent Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, FACRS, Western Surgical Group, UNR School of Medicine
Screening and Management of Obesity
Raymond Plodkowski, MD, UNR School of Medicine, Reno Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Obesity Across the Lifespan: Trends, Impacts and Action
Quang Ngyen, DO, UNR School of Medicine
Beyond Inactivity & Unhealthy Diets: Unusual Determinants of Obesity {1} {2}
Barbara Cox, RD, ABC Nutrition Services
A. Bhargava, MD, Sleep Medicine Center, UNR School of Medicine
Community Track:
Strategies to Reduce Obesity from Our Front Porch to Our State Capital
Christopher Roller, American Heart Association
Age Appropriate Interventions in Preschool and the Before/After School Setting {1} {2}
Demise Benson, Washoe County School District
Yolanda Ortega-Gammill, Yo's Kitchen Counter
Mental, Behavioral and Social Health Implications of Overweight and/or Obesity
Brandon Keppner, MS-IOP, Center for Hope of the Sierras
The Physical Design of Communities and the Relationship to Obesity
Chad Giesinger, AICP, Washoe County Community Development Department
School Interventions: Approaches Every School and Classroom Can Use {1} {2} {3}
Jonna AuCoin, Washoe County School District, Sierra Vista Elementary
Kerry Seymour, MS, RD, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Leslie Shults, Washoe County School District, Billinghurst Middle
Handouts and Additional Data:
November 2011 Epi News Overweight and Obesity in Washoe County
Brochure with schedule and information on topics and speakers
For questions about the Forum please contact Kelli Seals at (775) 325-6160.
Last modified on 01/06/2017