Please join us in congratulating Dr. Gareth Dutton on his appointment as Chair of the Obesity Theme for the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention. The convention will be held in Orlando, Florida August 2 – 5, 2012, and sessions in the obesity track include, “Contributors to Obesity: Exploring the Roads Less Traveled,” by Dr. David Allison, “Transforming Systems to Reduce Childhood Obesity,” and several others.
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The Cities for Life program’s many partners — including UAB HealthSmart, UAB’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, and UAB’s Diabetes Research and Training Center Community Engagement Core — will reach out to those with diabetes and those at risk of diabetes and work with them. UAB medicine professor Dr. Mona N. Fouad (left) and American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation President Mary Jo Welker (right) hope the Cities for Life program will help diabetes patients manage their care. Read more at: |