Prevention Research Centers Obesity Prevention Network

FUNDING SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

TIMELINE: Sept. 30, 2001 - Sept. 29, 2003

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Roger Sargent, PhD (USC-HPRE)

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Ken Watkins, PhD (USC HPREB)

CO-INVESTIGATORS:
Sara Wilcox, PhD (USC-EX SCI)
Chuck Matthews, PhD (USC-EPI)

PROJECT DIRECTOR: Regina Fields, MS, CHES (USC-PRC)

The overall goal of this Network is to reduce the prevalence of obesity in the United States. The Network partners are collaborating in a two-year process to develop a national research and intervention agenda for the prevention and control of obesity in the United States. The specific aims are to:

• Explore policy and environmental strategies and approaches to the prevention and control of obesity, including community-based programs and interventions to promote physical activity and nutrition



• Provide technical assistance and consultation to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to state health departments on policy development and the design, implementation, and evaluation of obesity prevention and intervention programs