Accelerating the Development of Pediatric Physical Activity Interventions

Physical activity promotion in pediatric populations could be an effective strategy for life course disease prevention, either by primary cancer prevention or by improving outcomes for cancer survivors. However, the journey from etiologic discovery to evidence-based behavioral intervention dissemination and implementation is long and uncertain.

Experts will describe pediatric physical activity research across the translational research continuum. They also will discuss opportunities to accelerate the application of pediatric physical activity knowledge from bench to bedside to communities.

This webinar is part of the NCI Obesity & Cancer Webinar Series, which aims to foster cross-disciplinary research on obesity that can help prevent, treat, and/or control cancer.

Speakers

Joyce Obeid, Ph.D.

“Exercise and natural killer cells in children and adolescents”
Assistant Professor
Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program
Department of Pediatrics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Nina S. Kadan-Lottick, M.D., M.S.P.H.

“Moving forward: Physical activity interventions in childhood cancer survivors”
Professor
Oncology and Pediatrics
Director, Survivorship Research Initiative
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Washington, D.C.

David A. Dzewaltowski, Ph.D.

“Community- and setting-engaged approaches for pediatric population health physical activity”
Professor and Endowed Community Chair
Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Moderators

Heather Bowles, Ph.D.
Senior Epidemiologist
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention

Frank Perna, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

Reasonable Accommodations

Closed captioning will be available to all participants. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact ncidccpsbrpadvances@mail.nih.gov. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.

The Obesity and Cancer Webinar Series is a trans-divisional NCI initiative.