This is an archive of the program which took place in September 23, 2008.
Move It!
Research Updates from the Activity Side of the Energy Equation
Program Overview:
This program reviews the latest research in the fitness versus fatness debate and the growing evidence supporting a role of physical activity in healthful aging, chronic disease prevention and quality of life, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, plus effective strategies for motivating clients to put more physical activity into their daily lives. (Program Length: 1 hour)
Presenters:
Steven N. Blair, PED, FACSM
Steven N. Blair is Professor in the Departments of Exercise Science and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina; and Executive Lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas. He also is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the College of Education at the University of Houston. Dr. Blair is a past-president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
Barbara Fletcher, RN, MN, FAAN
Barbara Johnston Fletcher is currently Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, College of Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. As a clinician and researcher in the field of cardiovascular nursing, she has conducted seminal studies on activity for cardiac patients, which evolved into a steady trajectory of scholarly inquiry into exercise behaviors and outcomes for different patient populations. She has led multidisciplinary research projects as a co-principal investigator of federally funded studies addressing cardiovascular risk factors.
Timothy Church, M.D., M.P.H, P.h.D
Dr. Timothy Church is a Professor, the John S. McIlhenny Endowed Chair of Health Wisdom and is the director of the Laboratory of Preventive Medicine at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Church earned his Medical Degree and PhD (structural and cellular biology) from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed a residency in preventive medicine at Tulane during which time he obtained a Masters in Public Health. He is Board Certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine.
