Two research studies, connecting childhood obesity and injury risk, will be presented by Dr. Keshia Pollack on Tuesday, July 14 from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in room 2112 at the UNM Domenici Center. Pollack’s work focuses on the importance of considering injury prevention and control as part of policies and programs that address childhood obesity. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Photo: Dr. Keshia Pollack
An assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an injury epidemiologist, Pollack will discuss her research on efforts to increase youth participation in physical activity as a means to address the childhood obesity epidemic, and the associated benefit from increased attention to injury prevention and control.
In this presentation, Pollack discusses the nexus of childhood obesity and injury, and highlights data from two studies: one showing how obesity is associated with the risk and distribution of injury in youth, and the other showing how injury hazards in the urban built environment are correlated with youth physical activity.
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