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Email this Webcast Support Files Advisory   (.pdf)    Agenda   (.pdf)    Presentation - Elizabeth Vandewater   (.pdf)    Presentation - Tom Robinson   (.pdf)    Presentation - Vicky Rideout   (.pdf)    Related Links American Obesity Association - Chilhood Obesity "Childhood Obesity on the Rise" StateHealthFacts.org - Overweight and Obesity Rate, 2001 "Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999-2000" "Overweight Among U.S. Children and Adolescents" Kaiser Family Foundation: Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity"  2/24/2004 The Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, D.C. The Kaiser Family Foundation releases a new report, The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity, which brings together for the first time the key research on this topic from across the country. Are children becoming sedentary couch potatoes, skipping physical activity to sit around watching TV? From SpongeBob SquarePants crackers to Scooby-Doo cereal, are media characters selling our kids down a river of fat? Or, is the media just a scapegoat for cutbacks in school gym classes, irresponsible parenting and a Super-Sized society? View Webcast ( video ) ( transcript ) Opening Presentation Vicky Rideout, vice president, director of the Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health, Kaiser Family Foundation Presentation of Research on Media and Obesity Does the time children spend with media displace time spent in physical activity? Elizabeth Vandewater, assistant professor, Human Development, University of Texas at Austin; director, Center for Research on Interactive Technology, Television & Children Does reducing the time children spend using media also reduce obesity? Tom Robinson, assistant professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine Discussion Kelly Brownell, professor and chair of Psychology, Yale University, director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, and author of the book Food Fight Dale Kunkel, professor of Communication, University of California Santa Barbara, and senior author, American Psychological Association’s Scientific Report on Advertising and Children William MacLeod, attorney, Collier Shannon Scott Law Firm, representing the Grocery Manufacturers of America Patti Miller, director of the Children & the Media Program, "Children Now" Marva Smalls, executive vice president, Nickelodeon Ellen Wartella, dean, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, and member, Kraft Wellness Council Moderator Jackie Judd, senior visiting fellow, Kaiser Family Foundation Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news, and events. Not sure if your computer is set up to view a HealthCast? For technical support on this or other issues: Consult our Frequently Asked Questions or How to View. Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. Change Your Video Preferences ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help