We ask you as colleagues at Penn and CHOP who are involved in research, policy, programs and clinical services to improve nutrition and health, and to reduce hunger in our communities.
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Our hope is to use the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health as a catalyst to bring people together on our campuses – to generate new ideas, to identify promising collaborations, and to boost our collective efforts.
Please RSVP to attend the workgroup in-person or virtual.
On September 28, the Biden-Harris Administration will host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The Administration will also release a National Strategy with actions the federal government will take to drive solutions to these challenges.
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The Conference will be live-streamed and we encourage you to watch!
Join us on October 6 at noon to kick-off the UPenn Nutrition, Hunger and Health Workgroup, convened by Christina Roberto and Karen Glanz
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Our first meeting will be on Thursday October 6, from noon-1:30 pm.
The meeting will be held in-person (Blockley Hall, room TBA). Hybrid participation will also be possible.
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Please RSVP. We will send out a reminder and the RSVP link again after the Conference.
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH is George A. Weiss University Professor, Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Nursing, and Director of the UPenn Prevention Research Center, at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Associate Director for Community-Engaged Research and Program Co-Leader for the Cancer Control Program, at the Abramson Cancer Center at UPenn.
Christina A. Roberto, Ph.D. is the Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Associate Professor of Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also an Associate Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at Penn. Dr. Roberto is a psychologist and epidemiologist whose research aims to identify and understand factors that promote unhealthy eating behaviors and design interventions to improve eating habits. In her work, she draws upon the fields of psychology, behavioral economics, epidemiology, and public health to answer research questions that can provide policymakers and institutions with science-based guidance.
