[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: SAVE THE DATE: Wed, Jan 16, Large Babies and Risk of Adult Obesity; Portland

[Alissa Leavitt]

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Alissa Leavitt, MPH, CHES


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> From: ken rosenberg <rosenbergkd at yahoo.com>
> Date: December 8, 2012, 10:27:24 AM PST
> To: Ken Rosenberg <rosenbergkd at yahoo.com>
> Subject: SAVE THE DATE: Wed, Jan 16, Large Babies and Risk of Adult Obesity; Portland
> 
> 
> Epidemiologists' Forum presents:
> 
> Are Large Babies at Increased Risk of Adult Obesity and Chronic Disease?
>  
> Janne Boone-Heinonen, PhD, MPH
> Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Division,  
> Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
> 
> Wednesday, January 16, 2013
> 4:00 - 6:00 pm
> Presentation will begin at 4:30pm
> Networking: 4:00-4:30 and 5:30pm
> Portland State Office Building
> 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland
> Room 1E
> MAX: NE 7th Avenue Station
> Parking is available near PSOB
> 
> New information is revealing that babies that are Large for Gestational Age (LGA) may be at increased risk for obesity and chronic disease when they become adults.
>  
> Dr. Boone-Heinonen will review the epidemiologic evidence about the health consequences of LGA, provide a brief discussion of underlying biologic mechanisms, and discuss public health implications.
> 
> Sponsors:
> Oregon Public Health Association (Epidemiology and Biostatistics section)
> Oregon Public Health Division
> The Center for Healthy Communities, a CDC funded Prevention Research Center at OHSU
> For more information about Epidemiologists' Forum contact Ken Rosenberg (971) 673-0237.
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