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，目的是促进与身体和公共健康各方面有关的科学研究。该领域的主要专家主持讲座，总结我们对这一主题的了解，讨论我们知识库中存在的差距，并为研究和实践制定建议。 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库珀有氧运动中心校园举行。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了流行的程度。目前，6到19岁的儿童中有15%超重，2到5岁的儿童中有10%超重。在过去的30年里，6-11岁儿童的肥胖率增加了两倍，2-5岁和12-19岁的儿童肥胖率翻了一番。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，但面临风险最大的是少数族裔和低收入人群。数以百万计的儿童正面临这种疾病的负面后果，包括生活质量显著下降、健康状况不佳、寿命缩短和社会耻辱。 会议的主要目的是向科学界和医疗界提供关于儿童肥胖症的发病、发展、治疗和预防的最新和新出现的科学问题的概述。会议将有一系列专家就与能量平衡机制、饮食、体力活动和不活动以及预防/治疗倡议有关的主题发表演讲。会议将包括正式报告、非正式网络和讨论时间，以及一个开放的社区论坛，所有这些都是为了实现会议的目标。这次会议向对儿童肥胖感兴趣的研究人员、临床研究人员和卫生保健专业人员开放。