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Pediatric Obesity - Challenges

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Dr. Maureen Black, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, presents Pediatric Obesity Prevention: Challenges and Successes.

During this 52-minute audio-visual cyber-presentation, Dr. Black reviews the science behind poverty's effects on early child development, theories to enhance promotion of early child development, and examples of early child development programs in countries around the world.

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• Members have easy access to practical resources (Tools for You) and references (More Info) related to this topic.
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Objectives

After viewing the presentation, you should have:

• Greater understanding about early child development processes in general.
• Increased awareness about the global consensus around early child development issues including the relationship to the Millenium Development Goals.
• Greater understanding about how poverty and other social disparities can negatively impact early child development.
• Increased awareness about the various approaches to promoting early child development around the world.

Date Created: 4/15/11
Last Updated: 6/15/15
Keywords: Childhood obesity