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3172 Nutrition Strategies that Cost-Effectively Improve Population Health and Health Equity

Monday, November 7, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Program: Food and Nutrition
Session Format: Oral
As obesity prevalence continues to increase in the US, and structural racism and social and commercial determinants of health continue their influence, nutrition programs and policies with good evidence for feasible implementation and effectiveness have attracted attention. This session discusses new CHOICES (Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost Effectiveness Study) evaluations of four different nutrition policies. Results indicate clear program and policy successes, and different pathways that decision makers can take to improve population health and health equity.

Moderators

David Williams

Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Jim Krieger

Presentations

2:30 PM

The cost-effectiveness and health equity impacts of improved nutrition standards in WIC, and the potential for maximizing WIC’s benefits for population health

Presenter: Erica Kenney

Erica Kenney, ScD, MPH¹, Matthew Lee, MS¹, Jessica Barrett, MPH¹, Zachary Ward, PhD, MPH¹, Michael Long, ScD, MPH², Angie Cradock, ScD¹, Steven Gortmaker, PhD¹
¹Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ²George Washington University

2:45 PM

Obesity Prevented and Improvement in Health Equity for Children in Poverty due to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 School Nutrition Standards

Presenter: Jessica Barrett

Jessica Barrett, MPH, Erica Kenney, ScD, Zachary Ward, PhD, Angie Cradock, ScD, Steven Gortmaker, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

3:00 PM

Cost-effectiveness of calorie labeling at large fast-food chains in the United States: Impact on population health and health equity

Presenter: Roxanne Dupuis

Roxanne Dupuis, MSPH¹, Jason Block, MD², Joshua Petimar, ScD², Michael Long, ScD³, Jessica Barrett, MPH¹, Erica Kenney, ScD⁴, Zachary Ward, PhD⁵, Aviva Musicus, ScD¹, Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD⁶, Steven Gortmaker, PhD¹
¹Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ²Division of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute & Harvard Medical School, ³Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, ⁴Department of Nutrition & Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ⁵Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, ⁶Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

3:15 PM

Impacts of a state-wide sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax in California: Projected benefits for population obesity and health equity

Presenter: Matthew Lee

Matthew Lee, MS¹, Jessica Barrett, MPH¹, Erica Kenney, ScD, MPH¹, Jessie Gouck, MUP², Angie Cradock, ScD, MPE¹, Michael Long, ScD, MPH³, Zachary Ward, PhD, MPH¹, Benjamin Rohrer, BA¹, Steven Gortmaker, PhD¹
¹Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ²California Department of Public Health, ³The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health