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Researching Women's
Environmental Health:
Food, Nutrition and Obesity

Wednesday, September 15

Presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Center for Community Health, and
Environmental Health Sciences Center

This workshop, part of Rochester Women’s Health Week, focuses on new research on the environment in relation to food, nutrition, and obesity.  Leading researchers from around the county will present new results on a range of topics from chemicals hidden in your diet to foods that help increase fertility.  These scientific presentations will be complemented by talks on how the media covers these hot-button topics and how to use research to implement changes in your life and your community.  In the afternoon, the speakers will lead small discussion groups on selected topics.  Participants will have the opportunity to register for their preferred discussion groups in advance.

Program

Morning session open to all:

8:45am	Registration
9:00am	Introduction and Brief Welcome Shanna H. Swan, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, URMC
9:10am	Keynote Address: Developmental and Environmental Origins of Obesity: A Growing Concern for Womens’ Health Jerrold Heindel, PhD, Scientific Program Administrator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
10:00am	Diet and Fertility for Women 101 Jorge Chavarro, MD, ScD, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
10:45am	Morning Break
11:00am	Simple Dietary Changes can Protect Against the Harmful Effects of Environmental Toxicants on the Developing Fetus Dana Dolinoy, PhD, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
11:45am	Case study: Eat Healthy, Eat Fresh, Eat Local Chris Hartman, Founder, Head Water Foods Inc.

Closed to Registration. Afternoon session:

12:30pm	Lunch and Networking (Atrium)
1:30pm	Focus groups
3:00pm	Afternoon Break
3:15pm	A Media Perspective: Challenges of Translating Environmental Health Research Janet Raloff, Senior Editor, Science News
4:00pm	Summary of discussion groups Shaw-Ree Chen, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine, URMC
4:15pm	Closing remarks Emily Barrett, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, URMC
4:30pm	Closing

Although walk-ins are welcome, registration for the morning session is encouraged and is free for all who would like to attend. To register, please contact Rebecca Rowley or call 585-275-9182.

Click here for directions from your home to the conference.
Free parking is available for non-URMC guests! Click here for a map. The lot is adjacent to the School of Medicine and Dentistry entrance.

For accommodations (including ASL interpretation) please contact Rebecca Rowley by September 9, 2010.

We look forward to seeing you!

This event is supported in part by NIH/NIEHS/NICHD grant number 1R13ES019374-01.