The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled, "Innovations in Addressing Childhood Obesity," on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.  The hearing examined innovative strategies to reduce obesity among children and adolescents.

• William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Terry Huang, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, Obesity Research Strategic Core, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• Ron Jaworski, Jaws Youth Fund, National Football League Play 60
• Sandra Hassink, M.D., Chair, Obesity Leadership Workgroup, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Jeremy Nowak, Ph.D., President and CEO, The Reinvestment Fund
• Mary Sophos, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association
• Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Documents:

• Chairman Pallone's Opening Statement

• Testimony of William H. Dietz
• Testimony of Terry Huang
• Testimony of Ron Jaworski
• Testimony of Sandra Hassink
• Testimony of Jeremy Nowak
• Testimony of Mary Sophos
• Testimony of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Transcript:

• Preliminary Transcript

Video:

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