Date: Tuesday 25 June, 2013
Venue: Stormont Hotel, Belfast
Time: 10.00am - 1.30pm
Childhood Obesity
A workshop hosted by the All-island Obesity Action Forum supported by safefood and the Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland.
Aim of the Workshop
The aim of this workshop was to highlight childhood obesity as an important area for the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity. The event focused specifically on key learnings to date. Practical advice was provided on how best to approach childhood obesity at a community level while also highlighting key areas to tackle moving forward.
Who should attend?
The event was of interest to those working in obesity related areas in the voluntary/community sector, academia, industry and government departments and government agencies.
Presentations to Download
Programme
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Time
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Programme
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Speaker
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10.00am - 10.30pm
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Registration with tea & coffee.
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10.30am - 10.40am
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Welcome by safefood and the Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland.
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Martin Higgins
safefood
Grace O’Malley
Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland
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10.40am - 11.55am
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Session 1
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Chair: Martin Higgins
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10.40am - 11.10am
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The challenge of childhood obesity.
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Philip James,
International Association for the Study of Obesity
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11.10am - 11.35am
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CAWT – Up4It! Programme.
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Claire McGinley
Tackling childhood obesity – the family way?
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11.35am - 11.55am
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Understanding the Development of Child Obesity: Evidence from Growing Up in Ireland.
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Richard Layte
Growing Up in Ireland
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11.55pm - 1.00pm
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Session 2
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Chair: Grace O’Malley
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11.55am - 12.30pm
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Roundtable discussions (PDF) and question formulation including tea and coffee.
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12.30pm - 1.00pm
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Panel Discussion and closing remarks.
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Philip James, Claire McGinley and Richard Layte
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1.00pm - 1.30pm
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Lunch and Networking
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1.30pm - 3.30pm
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Closed Forum Meeting
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Registration is now closed.
For more information about this event
E-mail: events@safefood.eu
Call: (NI) 0800 085 1683, (ROI) 1850 40 4567