Childhood Obesity: Update and Innovations Conference

儿童肥胖：更新与创新会议

• 批准号: 7059569
• 负责人: STEVEN N. BLAIR
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: COOPER INSTITUTE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-30 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7059569
• 关键词: children; meeting /conference /symposium; obesity; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Cooper Institute established an annual conference series in 1997 with the goal of stimulating scientific research related to all aspects of physical and public health. The leading experts in the field present lectures to summarize what we know about the topic, to discuss gaps that exist in our knowledge base, and to formulate recommendations for research and practice. The 2005 Cooper Institute conference, "Childhood Obesity: Updates and Innovations," will be held October 27 - 29, 2005 in Dallas, Texas on the Cooper Aerobics Center campus. This is a very timely topic because overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. Currently, >15% of 6- to 19-year-olds and >10% of 2- to 5-year-olds are overweight. Over the last 30 years the rate of childhood obesity has tripled among children age 6-11 years, and has doubled for those age 2-5 and 12-19 years. While all American children are affected by this epidemic of weight gain and obesity, those most at risk are minority and low-income populations. Millions of children are facing the negative consequences of this disorder, which include a significantly diminished quality of life, poor health, a shortened lifespan, and social stigma. The main objective of the meeting is to provide the scientific and health care communities an overview of the most current and emerging scientific issues concerning the onset, development, treatment, and prevention of childhood obesity. The meeting will feature a range of experts presenting on topics related to mechanisms of energy balance, diet, physical activity and inactivity, and prevention /treatment initiatives. The meeting will include formal presentations, informal networking and discussion time, and an open community forum, all designed to achieve the meeting's objective. The conference is open to investigators, clinician researchers, and health care professionals with an interest in childhood obesity.

描述（由申请人提供）： 库珀研究所于 1997 年设立了年度会议系列，旨在促进与身体和公共卫生各个方面相关的科学研究。该领域的领先专家发表演讲，总结我们对该主题的了解，讨论我们知识库中存在的差距，并制定研究和实践建议。 2005 年库珀研究所会议“儿童肥胖：更新与创新”将于 2005 年 10 月 27 日至 29 日在德克萨斯州达拉斯的库珀健美操中心校园举行。这是一个非常及时的话题，因为超重和肥胖在美国已经达到流行的程度。目前，>15% 的 6 至 19 岁儿童和 >10% 的 2-5 岁儿童超重。过去 30 年来，6-11 岁儿童的儿童肥胖率增加了两倍，2-5 岁和 12-19 岁儿童的肥胖率增加了一倍。虽然所有美国儿童都受到这种体重增加和肥胖流行病的影响，但面临最大风险的是少数族裔和低收入人群。数百万儿童面临着这种疾病的负面后果，包括生活质量显着下降、健康状况不佳、寿命缩短和社会耻辱。 会议的主要目标是向科学和卫生保健界提供有关儿童肥胖的发生、发展、治疗和预防的最新和新出现的科学问题的概述。会议将邀请多位专家就能量平衡机制、饮食、身体活动和不活动以及预防/治疗举措等主题进行演讲。会议将包括正式演示、非正式交流和讨论时间以及开放社区论坛，所有这些都是为了实现会议目标。该会议向对儿童肥胖感兴趣的研究人员、临床研究人员和医疗保健专业人员开放。