Click Here to View the Day 2 -Worksite Wellness Conference Agenda Start Topics Moderators Speakers 7:00 am - 7:45 am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits 7:45 am - 8:00 am Welcome & Introduction Jonathan H. Lack Executive Director HWA Jon Iszard Chairman HWA 8:00 am - 9:00 am Keynote: Obesity in the City of Houston Defining Obesity, Obesity Prevalence, Comorbidities of Obesity, and a Strategy for Developing a Continuum of Care Environmental and Socioeconomic Challenges in the City of Houston Molly Bray, PhD Bill Klish, MD Lovell Jones, PhD 9:00 am- 9:45 am Beyond Energy Balance: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Changing Food Policies, Food Venues, and Food Disparities to Prevent Obesity Physical Activity to Prevent and Treat Obesity: How Much is Enough? Norma Olvera, MD   Roberta Anding, MSRD Nancy Butte, PhD 9:45 am - 10:30 am Understanding the Psychosocial Underpinnings of Obesity Psychological Challenges in Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance Family Dynamics and Obesity Michelle Forman, PhD Mary Jo Rapini John Foreyt, PhD Lidya K.Osadchey 10:30 am - 11:00 am Break / Exhibits / Refreshments 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Treatment and Prevention of Obesity Current Options for Treating Obesity and Its Comorbidities Treating/Preventing Obesity in Minority Children and Communities The Challenge of Treating the Morbidly Obese Peter H. Jones, MD Christie Ballantyne, MD Helene Sheena, MD Erik Wilson, MD 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Break / Exhibits 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch Featured Sessions Developing Collaborations between the Medical Community and other Community Partners Making the Connection: What do "Health Seekers" Want? Laura Murillo, PhD President / Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Judson Robinson, III President / Houston Area Urban League Sarah Barlow, MD Joann Donnelly 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break / Exhibits 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Changing the Environment to Improve Health Elements of the Physical Environment Promote Health Public Policies in Changing the Physical Environment The School Environment and Obesity in Children The Workplace Environment and the Impact of Obesity Nancy Murray, PhD Rebecca Lee, PhD Chanam Lee, PhD Peter Brown Steven Kelder, PhD Bill Baun, EPD   3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Building Bridges in Our Community CAN DO Update and Community Resources Strategies for Building Collaborations Across Interest Groups Obesity in the Hispanic Community Selina Ahmed, PhD Nancy Correa, MPH Robert Austin, MD Charles A. Garcia, MD   4:15 pm - 4:45 pm A Public Health Model that Works Smoking and Cancer: Can This Strategy be Applied to Obesity? Dorcas Ukpe, RD. LD Eduardo Sanchez, MD 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Conclusion: Call to Action - Directives & Goals 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Reception for All Symposium Attendees