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Obesity Newsletter |
AUGUST 2012 |
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The August Obesity Newsletter features; a call for papers about obesity prevention, the upcoming FIC annual meeting pre-meetings, a special issue of Childhood Obesity, upcoming conferences and webinars, and obesity articles recently in the press.
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View the entire OBESITY: COMPLEX BUT CONQUERABLE
infographic here.
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DID YOU KNOW? | |
FIC has a new website with expanded member profile content and discoverability. Learn more in this
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FIC ANNUAL MEETING- SEPTEMBER 6th,2012
Pre-meetings to start at 8:30am | |
Pre-meeting #1- Certificate of Study in Obesity Sciences
8:30am-10:30am- Ohio Union, Creative Arts Room (lower level)
Drs. Robert Murray and Michelle Battista will host a pre- FIC annual meeting breakoutsession to discuss the creation of a Certificate of Study in Obesity Sciences for graduate students. We invite faculty, staff and students from all disciplines to participate by sharing thoughts and experiences.
The goal during this breakout sessions is to enhance the proposed certificate concept and gain support from faculty and staff to move this initiative forward.
Pre-meeting #2 - Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition
10:30am-12:00pm- Ohio Union, Hays Cape Room
On behalf of The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital,
Dr. Ihuoma Eneli, Dr. Marc Michalsky and the FIC Award Team invite you to join us to explore opportunities for obesity research collaboration.
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Featured Articles |
Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, has published a special issue dedicated to the role that schools can and should play in providing and encouraging healthy nutrition and good eating habits to help stem the tide of the obesity epidemic in children and adolescents. The special issue provides comprehensive coverage of food policy, systems, and programs to improve food culture, practices, and nutrition standards in the school environment, and is available free on the Childhood Obesity website. |
| Grant Opportunities |
Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01)
Award Note: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Deadline: October 5, 2012
Summary: This FOA issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); the National Cancer Institute (NCI); the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct exploratory/developmental clinical studies that will accelerate the development of effective interventions for prevention or treatment of overweight or obesity in adults and/or children. Exploratory epidemiological research with a goal of informing translational/clinical research will also be supported within this program.
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-179.html
Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21)
Award Note: Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year.
Deadline: October 5, 2012
Summary: This FOA issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); the National Cancer Institute (NCI); the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct exploratory/developmental clinical studies that will accelerate the development of effective interventions for prevention or treatment of overweight or obesity in adults and/or children. Exploratory epidemiological research with a goal of informing translational/clinical research will also be supported within this program.
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-179.html
Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01)
Award Note: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of the IC(s) provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the availability of funds.
Deadline: October 5, 2012
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), NIH, and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to: (1) conduct evaluation research on obesity-related "natural experiments" (defined here as community and other population-level public policy interventions that may affect diet and physical activity behavior), and/or (2) develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level). The overarching goal of this FOA is to inform public policy and research relevant to (1) diet and physical activity behavior, and (2) weight and health outcomes of Americans.
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-027.html
Maternal Nutrition and Pre-pregnancy Obesity: Effects on Mothers, Infants and Children (R01)
Award Note: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Deadlines: October 5, 2012
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research encourages R01 applications to improve health outcomes for women, infants and children, by stimulating interdisciplinary research focused on maternal nutrition and pre-pregnancy obesity. Maternal health significantly impacts not only the mother but also the intrauterine environment, and subsequently fetal development and the health of the newborn.
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-061.html
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Upcoming Events: Webinars and Conferences | |
Obesity & Nutrition: Present and Future Webinar
Date: September 13th, 2012; 2:00pm-3:30pm
Description: Webinar will be presented by Sylvia Rose and questions that will be addressed will include: What are the food issue drivers in today's environment and what's on the horizon? What are the obesity/nutrition hot buttons? Who are the players? Why is the media coverage so intense and has it impacted public attitudes? What may happen and why? Where is the science leading? Why are issues of social justice entering the debate? Which issues are being driven by science and which by advocates, government and health professional, legal or consumer concerns?
Registration: Register here.
Obesity PPM and the Obesity Action Coalition Webinar Series
Date and Time: September 13th, 2012; 8:00pm-9:00pm
Description:There are 4 webinars that are archived and 9 additional webinars scheduled to last into 2013. The next topic in the series (July 19th) will discuss the unique attributes of urban, suburban, and rural living. It will outline very specific, tactical approaches to supporting beneficial community change, as well as personally overcoming the challenges presented by our immediate environments. For example, it will discuss legal tools like "joint-use agreements" that allow school grounds to be used after school hours, and lifestyle strategies like cutting down on commute times and creating bike paths. This engaging event is aimed at understanding the complexity of obesity, based on the Twelve Pillarsmodel.
Registration: Free registration for the series found here.
Annual Obesity Society Meeting
Date and Location: September 20th-24th, 2012; San Antonio, Texas
Description: The Obesity Society's Annual Scientific Meeting has grown to be one of the world's largest gatherings of obesity professionals at all stages of their careers, including leading obesity scientists presenting cutting-edge research. The meeting brings together the leading players in the field of obesity from world-renowned speakers, researchers and clinicians to educators, advocates, policymakers and practitioners. The meeting provides essential educational and networking opportunities and is a forum for increasing knowledge, stimulating research, and promoting better treatment for those affected by this disease.
Registration: Register, join, and book housing here.
The second Global Diabetes Summit
Date and Location: November 14th-17th 2012, The Ohio Union
Description: The second Global Diabetes Summit will once again be sponsored by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Diabetes Research Center and will follow the theme "New Horizons in Diabetes: Genetics to Personalized Health Care." It will bring international diabetes experts together to present the latest seminal outcomes in diabetes research and formulate an interdisciplinary road map for prevention of diabetes, as well as detection and treatment of the disease.
Registration: Register now here.
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Recent Research Articles
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Economic and health effects of fruit and vegetable advertising: Evidence from lab experiments. -
Bariatric surgery appears to be markedly more efficient than usual care in the prevention of type 2 diabetes in obese persons. -
Longitudinal associations between changes in physical activity and onset of type 2 diabetes in older British men.
Additional Articles
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According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colorado is still the skinniest U.S. state. -
McDonald's is testing a new payments system in which customers use the fast food chain's mobile app to order and pay for meals. -
Employing dietitians pays off for supermarkets. -
How to help your college student stay healthy away from home.
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| Call for Papers about Obesity Prevention | |
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health (NIMHD/NIH) are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special theme issue of the Journal of Health Care for the
Poor and Underserved (JHCPU): "Advancing Obesity Prevention: Quality Improvements, Emerging Models and Best Practices."
The obesity epidemic presents a major threat to the health of the U.S. population across all ages, races, and socioeconomic groups, and in particular within disadvantaged and underserved communities. Obesity is a major contributor to serious health conditions including type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Promoting healthy weight requires concerted efforts, including quality improvement, from health care, public health and communities. Quality improvement is the continuous and ongoing effort to achieve measurable improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, performance, accountability, outcomes, and other indicators of quality in services or processes which achieve equity and improve the health of the community. Innovative strategies and approaches are needed, as well, to translate and sustain effective interventions at the community level. This special issue seeks to address quality improvements, emerging models and best practices with respect to obesity prevention.
Specifically, the intent is to address the following questions:
- What evidence-based interventions or promising practices in obesity prevention yield improved, sustainable outcomes across US populations, particularly within populations at disproportionate risk for obesity and related co-morbidities? Of specific interest are that target urban, rural, and low-income populations, ethnic and racial minorities, and children.
- How can primary care, public health, and community organizations effectively integrate to address obesity prevention? Innovative approaches that demonstrate integration of evidence- based programs and best practices are encouraged.
- What approaches have the potential to translate and disseminate obesity research/interventions into widespread and sustainable practice and policy? Approaches at the community level are of particular interest (e.g., community-based participatory research [CBPR]).
- How can the application of quality improvement and collaborative models accelerate change and achieve measurable improvements in obesity prevention?
Manuscripts should be sent as an attachment to jhcpusupplement@hrsa.gov by 9-21-2012.
Include the following information in the email:
-Contact author's name, affiliation, email address
-Manuscript title
-Type of manuscript (original paper, brief report, commentary,etc.)
-Abstract
-Explanation of how the manuscript fits the purposes of the special issue
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