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Appendix D: Workshop and Panel Public Sessions
Pages 447-452

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... OVERVIEW Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University RESEARCH Jerome Williams, Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick Kathryn Montgomery and Jeff Chester, American University and Center for Digital Democracy Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University 447
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... Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts America Bracho, Executive Director, Latino Health Access Anthony Iton, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, The California Endowment Tom Farley, Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Karl Dean, Mayor, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention 448
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... Krebs-Smith, National Cancer Institute PANEL III: Cross-Cutting Issues: Current and Potential Sources of Measures for Assessing Progress in Obesity Prevention Robert M Malina, University of Texas at Austin and Tarleton State University Robin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute Roland Sturm, RAND Corporation *
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... Crespo, Portland State University Sonya Grier, American University CLOSING SESSION: Themes of the Workshop and Next Steps Robin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute PANEL ON FARM AND FOOD POLICY: RELATIONSHIP TO OBESITY PREVENTION May 19, 2011 Washington, DC Panel Goals: 1. Learn about the current policy and political context surrounding farm and food policies.
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... Thomas, Walmart PANEL III: Perspectives on Farm and Health Issues Linda Barnes, Marshalltown Community College Doug Sombke, South Dakota Farmers Union CLOSING SPEAKER: Obesity and Farm and Food Policy in the Current Political Context Jerry Hagstrom, The Hagstrom Report 451 Appendix D
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