• Wisconsin Prevention of Obesity & Diabetes
• Mission & Goals
• Conferences & Lectures
• UW Course
• Executive Board & Members

Members of the Wisconsin Prevention of Obesity and Diabetes (WIPOD) and the Wisconsin Partnership for Activity and Nutrition (WI PAN) regularly host lectures and conferences designed to:

• Provide opportunities that foster networking and linkages between community coalition members, researchers and other partners working to prevent obesity
• Promote collaboration among basic, clinical and community-based researchers
• Increase awareness of UW-Madison research and community projects related to the prevention of obesity
• Increase awareness of cutting-edge research (discovery, application and policy)
• Increase understanding of WiPOD and WI PAN

Linking Research, Community Action and Policy to Prevent Obesity - 2010

Michael Freemark Keynote Speaker

Linking Research, Community Action and Policy to Prevent Obesity - 2010

View Presentations | Download Brochure Childhood Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors a Quarter-century Later: Marshfield Heartwatch Study The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity: What Happened, What's Going to Happen, What Should We Do About It? Developmental Origins of Insulin Resistance and Obesity in a Nonhuman Primate Model for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Impact of Family Income and Public Policy on Childhood Obesity Panel Discussion: Preventing Obesity, It Takes a Village...

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Community-based Approaches to Childhood Obesity & Diabetes

Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN

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Crossroads of Agriculture, Food, and Health

Download the Presentations Welcome - Dale Schoeller Sustainable Agriculture Standards and Work on Extended Season Production of Fresh Vegetables - AJ Bussan, PhD The Role of UW Researchers and Extension Specialists in Developing Pest Management Tools and Putting Them to Work - Patty McManus, PhD Madison Kitchen Incubator Project - Anne Pfeiffer Dynamic Distribution Systems: Alternatives to the Industrial Food Logistics - Alfonso Morales, PhD Creating State-Level Collaboration on Health & Agriculture - Teresa Cuperus & Amy Meinen, MPH, RD Wisconsin Farm-to-School Project - Camilla Vargas, MS The Case for a Convenience Store Fresh Case - John McHugh Policy Development in Wisconsin - Luke Rollins, MA & Bridget Holcomb

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Population Health Sciences Seminar Series

Participatory Photo Mapping: An Integrated Method for Health and Place Research

Suzanne M. Gaulocher, MA, MPH & Samuel Dennis, PhD, RLA, ASLA

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Obesity Prevention Lectureship - 2008

The Role of the Built Environment in Obesity Prevention

James Sallis, PhD - Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University

How Neighborhood Design and Recreation Environment Variables Affect Physical Activity in Adolescents

James Sallis, PhD - Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University

Catalyzing Communities to Reduce Pediatric Obesity: Shape Up Somerville and Beyond

Christina Economos, PhD - Assistant Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Environmental Interventions to Reduce Diabetes Risk Among Native North Americans: Approach and Results of the Healthy Stores Projects

Joel Gittelsohn, PhD - Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins

Effect of Improving the Nutritional Environment on Obesity

Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH - Professor, School of Public Health, Emory University