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RECENT EVENTS

Project EXPORT hosted its 2nd Annual Community forum on Saturday May 5th, 2007 in Jersey City. The forum focused on breast cancer prevention strategies and was well attended.

On Friday March 30th 2007, The Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities-School of Public Health sponsored “Scientific Symposium on the Metabolic Syndrome and Health Disparities”

*Click on the links below for the Program and the PowerPoint presentation on the symposium*

Program - Scientific Symposium on the Metabolic Syndrome and Health Disparities

PowerPoint Presentation- Symposium on the Metabolic Syndrome and Health Disparities

On Saturday March 31,  2007, The Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities and the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust sponsored a conference on obesity entitled “Bursting Out of Our Seams: Confronting the Challenge of Obesity in our Communities”

*Click on the links below for the Program and some of the PowerPoint presentations at the conference*

Program - Bursting Out of Our Seams: Confronting the Challenge of Obesity in our Communities

Below are the Panel Sessions and the Presenters for each session (click on each presenter to view the PowerPoint) check regularly for updates

Reducing Childhood Obesity I: Public Policy and Broad-Based Strategies

Reducing Childhood Obesity II: Some Evidence-Based Strategies

Dispelling Diet Myths

Worksite Solutions and Wellness Programs

Public Policy’s Role in Reducing Obesity

The Efficacy of Pharmaceutical and Surgical Approaches to weight loss

Community Access to Quality Foods

Promoting Physical Activity in Our Neighborhoods