Disability Employment Awareness Series - Obesity in the Workplace
The Disability Employment Awareness Series is a trio of workshops, sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), designed to bring you information and strategies for the employment and inclusion of people with disabilities. This is the last program in FY14; it will focus on obesity in the workplace.
When: Wednesday September 3, 2014
Where: Wilson Hall, Building 1
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention one in every three American adults is now considered obese, which is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, and approximately another 40 percent are overweight. That is contributing significantly to diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain kinds of cancer. Join us for a panel discussion about the effects of obesity and learn more about accommodations for health conditions associated with obesity.
Panelists:
Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Social Determinants of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Kevin Hall, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Biological Modeling
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Marc L. Reitman, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch Chief, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, Energy Homeostasis Section National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Air date: 9/3/2014...
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