Ithaca/Weill Obesity Workshop
February 26-27 2009
229 ILR Conference Center, Cornell University
Bringing Together Social Science and Medicine to Study Youth Obesity's Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
Overview
This workshop is sponsored by the Institute for the Social Sciences and brings
together obesity researchers on the Ithaca and Weill Cornell campuses, as well
as obesity researchers from elsewhere in New York State. The purpose of this
workshop is to promote collaborative multidisciplinary research on youth
obesity. To that end, this conference will consider research questions such as:
How do biology, society, markets, and the physical environment contribute to
youth obesity? Why, in developed countries, does obesity occur
disproportionately among the socioeconomically disadvantaged? Can the study of
youth obesity be informed by studying conditions and behaviors at the opposite
end of the spectrum, such as anorexia and bulimia? What are the effects of new
obesity prevention programs and weight loss interventions that are being
implemented in schools and by governments? How do different disciplines and
fields view obesity-related behaviors, and what can they learn from each
other?
We are pleased to announce that the keynote speaker is Michael Rosenbaum, Columbia (pediatric endocrinology).
Agenda
Agenda in pdf
Compilation
Compilation in pdf
Presentation Summaries
Presentation Summaries in pdf
Organizing Committee
John Cawley, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
Jeffery Sobal, Department of Nutritional Sciences
Caren Heller, Weill Cornell Medical College
Mary J. Ward, Weill Cornell Medical College
Anneliese Truame & Judi Eastburn, ISS Administrative Staff
Logistics
Attendance: This event is by invitation only.
Events:
February 26: Reception and progressive dinner at 6:30 p.m., Banfi's
February 27: Program from 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m., 229ILR Conference Center
Workshop Location: Room 229 ILR Conference Center on Garden Ave. on the Cornell Campus, a block from the Statler Hotel. See this map to locate the building.
Lodging: Statler Hotel, 130 Statler Dr., Ithaca, NY, 14583 (607-257-2500) See directions to the hotel.
Travel: Weill participants will travel to Ithaca using a chartered bus.
For more information, see Visiting Ithaca information & Maps
For More Information
Contact: socialsciences@cornell.edu
