Events & Reunions

Sponsored by:

Tufts Alumni Los Angeles

Location:
Spago Beverly Hills
176 North Canon Crive, Beverly Hills | See Map

When: Thursday, February 04, 2010, 7:00 pm - Thursday, February 04, 2010, 9:00 pm (iCal)

Description

Tufts Alumni Los Angeles is pleased to invite you to the next chapter in Food For Thought: the Tufts Food, Wine and Culture series. Join us for an evening at Spago Beverly Hills, featuring a presentation by Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Associate Professor Christina Economos.

Christina Economos is associate director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition, the New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition, and an associate professor at the Friedman School. Dr. Economos received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University, a Master of Science in applied physiology and nutrition from Columbia University and a doctorate in nutrition science from Tufts University. Dr. Economos’s research efforts have addressed the interaction between exercise, diet, body composition, bone health, and the built environment aimed at preventing osteoporosis and obesity, starting in early childhood. She is the principal investigator of multiple large-scale studies examining childhood nutrition and physical activity with the goal of inspiring behavior, policy, and environmental change to improve the health of America’s children. She has worked effectively with diverse communities and has crafted, implemented, and evaluated physical activity and nutrition education curriculum. Dr. Economos’s work engages theory and scientific evidence as vehicles to spark systemic, community based change.

The research interventions that she has led include the BONES (Beat Osteoporosis: Nourish and Exercise Skeletons) Project, funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Shape Up Somerville, Eat Smart, Play Hard, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the CHANGE Project with Save the Children; and Assessing and Preventing Obesity in New Immigrants, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Results from Shape Up Somerville, published in the May 2007 issue of Obesity, showed that study participants—public school children in grades 1-3—in Somerville, gained significantly less weight over the course of the two year intervention than their peers in two control communities. Dr. Economos currently serves as an appointed member of the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making.

RSVP

Pre-registration is required. Please register online by January 25.

Cost

$40 per person (includes all food and beverages)

Contact

Please contact the Regional Programs Office at regionalprograms@tufts.edu or 1-800-THE-ALUM (800-843-2586) with questions.

Itinerary

7:00 - 7:45 pm - Reception
7:45 - 8:30 pm - Welcome from Barbara Lazaroff, A11P, co-owner of Spago, followed by remarks from Spago Beverly Hills Executive Chef and a presentation from Christina Economos, Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
8:30 - 9:00 pm – Coffee and dessert