Webinar: Obesity and the economic sustainability of health systems
Join us on Thursday, 17 March, on the webinar "Obesity and the economic sustainability of health systems" to discuss the impact of obesity on national economies and human capital and effective measures to ensure a longer and healthier life for all, in reference to World Obesity Day (March 4th), whose theme in 2022 is “Everybody needs Act".
How to participate
- DATE: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- TIME: 9:30 – 11:30 AM EDT [check at the end of the page the local time in other cities]
- BROADCAST: The session will be broadcast on the PAHO Youtube channel at: youtube.com/c/PAHOTV
- English: https://youtu.be/c4PLkHFxn8o
- Español: https://youtu.be/wDm9csWY45w
- Portugues: https://youtu.be/2XlIc6IEOvI
- LANGUAGES: Portuguese, Spanish and English, with simultaneous interpretation on both languages and interpretation in Brazilian Sign Language
Recording
Agenda
- Opening remarks
- Elisa Prieto,Coordinator of the Technical Unit on Health Determinants, Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health - PAHO/WHO Brazil.
- Juliana Rezende, Director of the Department of Health Promotion of the Ministry of Health of Brazil.
- Johanna Ralston, CEO, World Obesity Federation.
- The heavy Burden of Obesity
- Michele Cecchini, Head Economist for Public Health Economist for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- • Obesity - Health and Economic - Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
- Meera Shekar, World Bank Nutrition Leader.
- Debate with brazilian researchers
- Eduardo Nilson, Researcher at the Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health at the University of São Paulo (NUPENS/USP).
- Daniela Canella,Professor at the Department of Applied Nutrition and at the Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health at the Institute of Nutrition at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
- Leandro Rezende, professor in the department of preventive medicine at the Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP).
- Final remarks
- Fabio Gomes, Regional Advisor on Nutrition and Physical Activity at PAHO/WHO.
- Gisele Bortolini, General Coordinator of Food and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health of Brazil.
Time correspondence
- 6:30 am.– Los Angeles, Vancouver
- 7:30 am. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, México City, Managua, San José (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 8:30 am. – Bogota, Kingston, Lima, Panama City, Quito
- 9:30 am. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Washington DC
- 10:30 am – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo, Santiago
- 2:30 pm. – Geneva, Madrid
For other cities, check the time in the following link
Please note that the United States changes the summer time on March 13, but as other countries do not change it, the time difference may vary with respect to the usual difference.