Call for Abstracts

December 28, 2007

The East Carolina University (ECU) Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center invites abstract submissions for its 5th Annual Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit a the Greenville Hilton in Greenville, NC on March 6 & 7, 2008.

The theme of the summit is 'Healthy Pregnancies, Kids and Communities: How Environment Impacts Obesity.' The summit’s purpose is to understand the role various environmental factors play in the development of obesity. The two-day conference will offer presentations on cutting-edge research on environmental topics such as epigenetics / in-utero programming; environmental compounds, plastics, and pesticides; and the built environment. The planning committee seeks abstracts that describe research in these areas. Abstracts may be submitted for 30-minute oral presentations or a poster section. Abstracts will be reviewed by a selection committee and a limited number will be accepted for presentation.

A brochure with program and registration information will be available in January 2008. Please visit the Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center web site or contact Yancy Crawford, MPH at crawfordy@ecu.edu for more information.

Download the Call for Abstracts and Submission form in MS Word format, or PDF format.