Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Brief Summary of Minutes from Annual Meeting

Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:30am – 5:00pm

• Introductions, housekeeping, review of tasks

• Morning – Working Group Breakout Sessions

• Lunch and Celebration for Anne Lindsay’s PhD

• 1-2pm – Jane Clary Loveless, USDA – NIFA update
• PARENTING update - Laura Tait-Hubbs
• DIET QUALITY update - Karen Chapman-Novakofski
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY update - Anne Lindsay

• 2-5pm -The Physical Activity group developed an education model that was shown during the afternoon session. Showed Figure which depicted definitions of a static and dynamic energy balance. The group weighed in on the figure and concept.

Friday, October 23, 2015 8:30am-10am

Milestones for Working Groups Discussed

• Diet Quality – Karen Chapman-Novakofski presented
• Physical Activity - Kay Hongu reported activities and milestones;
• Parenting - Laura Hubbs-Tait reported meeting several 2014 milestones in 2015/16.

Election of Officers

Chair and Vice Chair – Linda Houtkooper nominated the current chair and vice-chair to continue their roles; Karen seconded the nomination and Anne confirmed; there were no objections.
Secretary – Janet nominated Melanie, Laura seconded Melanie – the group approved Melanie; there were no objections

2016 Officers will be: Chair – Janet Kurzynske; Vice-Chair – Laura Hubbs-Tait; Secretary – Melanie Hingle

Dates/Locations for 2016 Meeting

Location

• Las Vegas was confirmed as the location (same hotel is planned)

Three possible dates (to avoid FNCE):

• Dates for 2016 have been confirmed for Thursday, November 17 and Friday, November 18, 2016

Additional Comments

• From Janet: We need to start thinking about the proposal to submit for next year – this project ends in 2016-17; we could request an additional year for the current project and activities, in order finish meta-analysis and achieve goal 2.

Milestones met for FY2015

• Continued to review the pertinent literature regarding parent, family, or community obesity- prevention research.
• If sufficient literature on the impact of parenting on child obesity is identified to warrant a meta-analysis, then one will be conducted that includes the results of objective 2006 W1005. In process of conducting meta-analyses.
• If sufficient literature is identified, effect modifiers (moderators) will be explored in the meta-analysis in order to explain the differences identified above. In progress.
• These results and recommendations for future research will be published and presented for discussion and comment to provide new directions for prevention of childhood obesity. Diet Quality will start manuscript on our perspective on conducting meta analyses. Physical Activity has a publication ready to submit to JNEB. Parenting has presentation submitted to EB 2016.
• Develop the protocol for discussion groups at the state, regional, or national level to prioritize and assess the feasibility of objective 1 findings for translation to the community level. In progress.
• Execute the protocol for discussion groups at a variety of venues. In progress.