ISBNPA 2002
Opening plenary session
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The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
held its 1st annual meeting, entitled "Beyond the Cutting Edge"
at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington,
Seattle Washington, July 12-13, 2002.
Jim Sallis
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The new Society brought together diverse nutrition and physical activity
research with a common focus on behavior in an exciting 2-day program
that included plenary sessions and symposia as well as referred oral
and poster presentations. The meeting had a wonderful turnout with more
than 100 submitted abstracts and 200 attendees, representing 10 countries.
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ISBNPA 2002 abstracts)
Among the conference highlights were a well attended breakfast roundtable
on the new International Journal for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity hosted by its editors, Simone French and Anthony Worsely,
and a lively after-dinner panel discussion entitled "What are the
causes of the worldwide epidemic of obesity and what are the responsibilities
of academia, government, and industry to address it?"
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Evening panel
discussion on causes of obesity
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ISBNPA Student Presentation Awards for excellent submissions
were made to Marti Kubik, University of Minnesota, School of
Public Health, for her work on "The Association of School-Level
Environmental Factors with Individual-Level Dietary Practices of Young
Adolescents" and to Shelley Tworoger, Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center, for her research entitled "Physical Activity Intervention
for Post-menopausal Women."
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ISBNPA President
Tom Baranowski with President-Elect Ron Kleinman
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Mark the date!
Preparations are well underway for the
ISBNPA 2003, Quebec City, Canada, July 17 - 20, 2003.
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