Harvard University
Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Comprehensive Center
First funded: 1998Core Research Focus
Reducing obesity among young people by improving nutrition and physical activity
Core Research Projects
Current (2010-2014)
Project description to be posted.
Past (1998-2009)
Clinical Interventions to Prevent Childhood Overweight
Boston Collaboration for Youth Physical Activity
Planet Health—A Health Education Program for School Children
Play Across Boston—Unequal Opportunities for Youths in Boston to Participate in Sports and Physical Activity Programs
Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area
| Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults | |
| SIP# 14-2001 | Surveillance System for Nutrition and Physical Activity |
| SIP# 05-2004 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network |
| SIP# 10-2007 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity |
| Nutrition & Physical Activity for Youth | |
| SIP# 22-1999 | Boston Collaboration for Youth Physical Activity |
| SIP# 11-2000 | Dietary Contributions to Obesity in Adolescents |
| SIP# 12-2000 | Impact of Neighborhood Design and Availability of Public Transportation on Physical Activity and Obesity Among Chicago Youths |
| SIP# 10-2007 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity |
| Obesity & Overweight | |
| SIP# 07-2000 | Preventing Obesity in the United States |
Contact Information
Center
Harvard University
Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
677 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Director/Principal Investigator
Steven Gortmaker, MS, PhD
Phone: (617) 432-1029
Fax: (617) 432-3123
E-mail: sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu
Co-Director/Co-Principal Investigator
Charles Deutsch, PhD
Phone: (617) 432-3936
Fax: (617) 432-3123
E-mail: cdeutsch@hsph.harvard.edu
Jean Wiecha, PhD
Phone: (617) 432-4255
Fax: (617) 432-3875
E-mail: jwiecha@hsph.harvard.edu
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