Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas Workshop Summary (2009) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches
Pages 61-72
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He has 13 years of experience in municipal government and 7 years of experience working in an environmental laboratory prior to making the transition to municipal government. He is a member of the Texas City Managers Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, Water Environmental Association of Texas, Water Environmental Federation, Henderson Lion's Club, and Keep Henderson Beautiful.
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Ms. Correa also serves as Director of CAN DO Houston, a communitybased initiative to prevent and diminish childhood obesity through the promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and healthy minds in Houston communities.
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He received his medical degree from Boston University, a master of public health degree in quantitative methods from Harvard University, and a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Rice University. baker Harrell is founder and Executive Director of ACTIVE Life, formerly Youth InterACTIVE.
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Philip Huang is Medical Director and Health Authority for the Austin/ Travis County Health Department. Prior to this, he served as Medical Director for Chronic Disease Prevention at the Texas Department of State Health Services and Chief of the Bureau of Chronic Disease and Tobacco Prevention at the former Texas Department of Health for more than 15 years, where his responsibilities included oversight of state activities related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, and tobacco use prevention.
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Dr. Koplan has worked on a broad range of major public health issues, including infectious diseases, such as smallpox and HIV/AIDS; environmental issues, such as the chemical disaster in Bhopal, India; and the health toll of tobacco and chronic diseases, both in the United States and globally.
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He is also Project Director for the Landscape Project, a webbased community health data system. In addition, he serves as the sustainability consultant to eight projects in East Texas funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation under the Southern Rural Access Program, a major effort to improve access to care in medically underserved rural communities.
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She has published on coordinated school health, physical activity, parent interventions for adolescent health promotion, violence prevention, and tobacco prevention and cessation. She is currently involved in a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled Investigation of the Role of School-Based Physical Activity on Indicators of Academic Performance among Elementary School Children, and a Science Education Partnership Award, Health, Education, and Discovering Science and Careers, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Nichols is Health Policy and Partnership Manager for the Directors of Health Promotion and Education, a Washington, DC−based nonprofit organization aimed at providing proven policies and programs to state health agency leaders. She also serves as a Faculty Associate with the University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, and the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living.
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She was also project coordinator and helped design and implement www.schoolhealth.info, a comprehensive website for individuals, schools, and communities interested in developing coordinated school health programs. She is past Chair of the Texas State School Health Advisory Committee, served on a work group for the Texas State Strategic Health Partnership, and served on Texas Agri
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He established the Mayor's Fitness Council in October 2004 to raise awareness of the cost of health care; to foster prevention of chronic diseases and better health in Austin; and to promote the city of Austin as a healthy place to live and work, with the primary goal of becoming "The Fittest City in the U.S." The Mayor's Fitness Council works toward increasing physical activity and improving nutrition throughout the Austin community with the involvement of citizen advocates, businesses, community organizations, churches, schools, and health leaders. STuDy STAFF Annina Catherine burns is a Program Officer and Study Director with the Food and Nutrition Board.
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in nutrition communication from Tufts University. Lynn Parker is a Scholar and Study Director for the IOM's Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention Actions for Local Governments, and Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making.
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION IN TEXAS Local Governments, and the Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making.
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