NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar Series: Obesity and Food Insecurity

In this one-hour webinar, two NHBLI-funded extramural investigators will present their important research on Obesity and Food Insecurity. Dr. Sara Bleich is a Professor of Public Health Policy at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. She is also the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and a member of the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Her research provides evidence to support policies to prevent obesity, food insecurity, and diet-related diseases, particularly among populations at higher risk. Dr. Caitlin Caspi is an Associate Professor in Allied Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut. She also serves at the Director of Food Security Initiatives at the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. In her research, she evaluates policies and interventions to reduce diet-related health disparities, including food insecurity and obesity.Air date: 2/25/2021 11:00:00 AM
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