PAHO/PAHEF WORKSHOP ONEDUCATION FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION: A LIFE-

COURSE APPROACH

Pan American Health and Education FoundationWestin Hotel- Oranjestad, Aruba

June 14, 2012

About the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF)

• Improving health in the Americas through health promotion, education, and training

Mission

Work with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other strategic partners in the Americas to mobilize resources and jointly address key health, education, and training priorities.

Current focus

• Deep health expertise to create and implement health projects and develop partnerships

• Evolved focus to meet the most challenging health issues

• Public and private sector collaboration (e.g., governments, nongovernmental organizations, private corporations, etc.)

Four priority areas

• Chronic disease prevention and healthy aging;• Immunizations;• Neglected tropical diseases; and,• Health education.

PAHEF health initiatives

PAHEF health initiatives

PAHO/PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program

• The Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health

• The Clarence H. Moore Award for Excellence for Voluntary Service

• The Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Public Health Literature

• The Pedro N. Acha Award for Excellence in Veterinary Public Health

• The Manuel Velasco Suárez Award for Excellence in Bioethics

• The Sérgio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care

Grant administration

• Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities • ProVac Initiative• SIREVA• Small Grants Program -2005-2008• Childhood Obesity• Healthy Aging

Healthy and active living grants• Preventing excessive weight gain by reducing

carbonated beverage and sugar consumption and increasing Physical activity among public school adolescents from the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro

• Networking for teachers via a Web site for the prevention of childhood overweight

• Evaluation of an integrated nutritional program and community interventions for preventing childhood overweight/obesity: A pilot program in an Argentinean community

• Other projects

PAHEF health professional education initiatives

PAHEF

LAC universities

U.S.-based universities

Thank you

The Pan American Health and Education Foundation1889 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

Tel. +1 202-974-3416

Dr. Rafael Pérez-EscamillaChair of the Board

Rafael.perez-escamilla@yale.edu