Yale University: Health & Medicine

Roberta Friedman, Director of Public Policy at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, and Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center Director, discuss preventing obesity through public policy.

Rebecca Puhl, Director of Research and Weight Stigma Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, and Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center Director, discuss solutions to weight bias problems.

Rebecca Puhl, Director of Research and Weight Stigma Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, and Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center Director, discuss applying policy and law to weight bias.

Rebecca Puhl, Director of Research and Weight Stigma Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, and Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center Director, discuss the extent and impact of weight bias.

This is Kayla Cuschner, Yale University School of Nursing class of 2013, reciting her winning entry for the 2012 YSN Creative Writing Award Program. Her piece is titled, "Number 50 Emma."

This is Samar Jamali, Yale University School of Nursing class of 2014, recites her winning entry for the 2012 YSN Creative Writing Award Program. Her piece is titled, "Shifting Light."

Jennifer Harris, Director of Marketing Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, and Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center Director, discuss children's food marketing.

Ronette Briefel, Senior Fellow at Mathematica Policy Research, and Marlene Schwartz, Deputy Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss childhood obesity prevention strategies.

Amy Jordan, Director, Media & the Developing Child, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Univ. of Penn., and Kelly Brownell, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the Philadelphia media campaign to address obesity.

Amy Jordan, Director, Media & the Developing Child, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Univ. of Penn., and Kelly Brownell, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss children and the media.

Ellen Wartella, Al-Thani Professor of Communication and Dir., Center on Media and Human Development, Northwestern Univ., and Kelly Brownell, Dir., Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss front-of-package nutrition labeling.

Ellen Wartella, Al-Thani Professor of Communication and Dir., Center on Media and Human Development, Northwestern Univ., and Kelly Brownell, Dir., Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the current status of food marketing.

James Krieger, Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Section, Public Health – Seattle and King County, and Kelly Brownell, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss food environment changes in communities.

James Krieger, Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Section, Public Health – Seattle and King County, and Kelly Brownell, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the transformation of public health.

Curt Ellis, Co-Founder and Executive Director of FoodCorps; Amy Kleinman and Deanna Lampo, FoodCorps service members; and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss FoodCorps and its future.

Curt Ellis, Co-Founder and Executive Director of FoodCorps, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss food systems in America.

Jason Riis, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss changing food practices in retail settings.

Fran Batesole, RN, Preventive Health discusses the types of vaccines that adults should have.

Thomas Brady, PA-C, Specialty Services speaks on the best way to take care of a sprained ankle.

Helen Dzujna, PA-C, Internal Medicine, reviews ways to clear sinus congestion at home, describes how a Neti Pot works and notes how long sinus congestion typically lasts.

Michelle Brei, APRN, Pediatrics, discusses childhood obesity -- why the number has increased so dramatically; at what age parents should watch what their children are eating; what can parents do to help their children stay healthy and more.

Marlene Schwartz, Deputy Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, and Kelly Brownell, Rudd Center Director, discuss nutrition policies in schools.

Meredith Tuttle, Yale University School of Nursing class of 2013, recites her winning entry for the 2012 YSN Creative Writing Award Program. Her piece is titled, "On the Line."

William Dietz, Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss national obesity initiatives.

William Dietz, Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Kelly Brownell, Dir. of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss prevention of obesity and public policy.

William Dietz, Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss childhood obesity.

Jeannette Ickovics, Director, CARE: Community Alliance for Research & Engagement; Marlene Schwartz, Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity; and Kelly Brownell, Director, Rudd Center, discuss the Yale Peabody Museum exhibit Big Food.

Peter Kaminsky, author and journalist, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss culinary intelligence.

Jean Kilbourne, Senior Scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the selling of alcohol and tobacco.

Jean Kilbourne, Senior Scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the selling of food.

Hannah Mark, APRN, talks about ways to keep children safe during the summer months.

Steven Gortmaker, Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss obesity and public policy.

Steven Gortmaker, Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss sugar-sweetened beverages.

Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at University of California, San Francisco, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss sugar and processed food.

Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at University of California, San Francisco, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss childhood obesity.

Timothy Lytton, Albert and Angela Farone Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the role of litigation in social change.

Timothy Lytton, Albert and Angela Farone Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss certification of kosher food as a model for food safety.

Christiane Nockels, PA-C will discuss ticks and Lyme Disease in CT.

Peter Steere of Yale Health defines generic medications as the legal and appropriate equivalent of brand name drugs and also discusses the rating system for generics, Yale Health's three tier prescription system and prescription costs.

James Laspino discusses six aspects of prescription bottle labels: What to check first on the label, where and what the prescription number is; what the medical record number is, why the yellow section is important and what to read on the receipt.

Matthew Prescott, Director of Food Policy at The Humane Society of the United States, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss solutions to animal welfare issues.

Matthew Prescott, Director of Food Policy at The Humane Society of the United States, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss animal welfare and agriculture.

Matt Longjohn, Senior Director of Chronic Disease Prevention Programs at YMCA of the USA, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss community organizing around obesity.

Matt Longjohn, Senior Director of Chronic Disease Prevention Programs at YMCA of the USA, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss physician advocates for chronic disease prevention.

Matt Longjohn, Senior Director of Chronic Disease Prevention Programs at YMCA of the USA, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss YMCA chronic disease prevention initiatives.

Curt Ellis, filmmaker and co-founder and Executive Director of FoodCorps, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the making of the movie "King Corn."

Curt Ellis, filmmaker and co-founder and Executive Director of FoodCorps, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss the FoodCorps.

W. Douglas Tynan, Director of Program Development and Implementation at Nemours Health & Prevention Services, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss health promotion for children.

Thomas O'Guinn, Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss commercial social reality.

Mark Bomford, Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project, and Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, discuss local sustainability initiatives.