This webinar explored the intersectionality of obesity, cancer, and health disparities in the context of population, community-based, and behavioral research. The speakers summarized trends in disparities among demographic subgroups in obesity and cancer prevalence and mortality. Interventions to address causes of obesity disparities among medically vulnerable children and adults also were presented.
This was the final webinar in a month-long series that focused on the intersection of cancer, obesity, and health disparities within racially and ethnically diverse populations.
Speakers
Tiffany L. Carson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Moffitt Cancer Center
Gary Bennett, Ph.D.
Duke University
Andrea Richardson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
RAND Corporation
Discussant
Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Moderator
Tanya Agurs-Collins, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute