The Florida Department of Health Presents - The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series: Exploring the Connection between Overweight, Obesity and Cancer

Overview

Research has confirmed that being overweight or obese increases the risk for certain cancers. Dr. Tanya Agurs-Collins will provide information about the factors involved with increased cancer risk and overweight and obesity including: the effect of hormones, insulin, metabolic syndrome, and inflammation. She will also provide a review of the biological factors influenced by various dietary choices. Dr. Catherine Howard will share lessons learned from the first year of Florida's Healthiest Weight initiative.

Learning objectives:

• Identify which cancers are associated with overweight and obesity
• Understand the biological mechanisms associated with obesity and increased cancer risk
• Understand the relationship between diet and cancer risk
• Describe the Healthiest Weight Florida initiative
• List the five key strategies of Healthiest Weight Florida
• Identify ways that the Healthiest Weight Florida initiative can support an organization's physical activity and nutrition messages and interventions

 

Intended Audience: Health Care Professionals, Interested Stakeholders

This webinar and teleconference is hosted by The Florida Department of Health, Cancer Program

 

Thursday, August 28, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time

 

Featured speakers:

 

Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD

Program Director/Nutritionist, National Cancer Institute,

Health Behaviors Research Branch

and

Catherine Howard, PhD

Coordinator, Healthiest Weight Florida,

Florida Department of Health

 

One Hour of CEU is available.

 

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Attendee access code:  297 003 0833

 

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