Comparative Approaches to Nutrition Education
and
Childhood Obesity Prevention - USA and France
April 2006
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Program Sessions
| Time | Event/Session | Speaker | Notes |
| Schedule subject to change | |||
| Sunday April 2,2006 |
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| 3:00-5:00 pm | Registration | ||
| 5:00-5:15 pm | Welcome Remarks | Kate Geagan MS, RD | |
| 5:15-6:30 pm | A Taste of France "terrior" by region - innovative approaches to the promotion of French regional cuisine. A tasting of regional products provided by national retailers, Centre E.Leclerc and Hyper U. | Christian Imbert and Amanda Archibald, RD | |
| 6:30-7:00 pm | Champagne Welcome Reception | ||
| 7:00-9:00 pm | Dinner at Chateau de la Verie | ||
| Monday April 3, 2006 |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:30 - 10:00 am | Setting the Stage: The role of food, economics and the environment in the case of childhood obesity | Amanda Archibald, RD, Analyst, Author: Children and Obesity 2005, Mintel Group |  Featuring research from Mintel Group |
| 10:00 - 10:20 am | Break | ||
| 10:20 - 11:50 am | Programme Nationale de Nutrition Santé: overview and insights into the French national nutrition intervention program. | Dr Anne Tallec, Director of Public Health, Loire Valley Region | |
| 11:50 - 12:05 pm | Q & A - morning sessions | Amanda Archibald RD/Gloria Stables PhD, RD | |
| 12:15 - 1:30 pm | Lunch at Chateau | ||
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Preventing obesity among French children: A look at a unique multi-city approach to health, wellness and obesity prevention among children in France. | The EPODE Organization Lille, France | |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm | Break | ||
| 2:45 - 4:30 pm | Reclaiming the School Lunch Program's Stolen Identity: Rhetoric versus reality. | Dorothy Caldwell, MS, RD, LDN | |
| 4:45 - 5:30 pm | Discussion Forum: Panel of Monday's Speakers host questions and answers. Sharing. Q&A. | Moderator: Kate Geagan MS, RD | |
| 7:00 pm | Dinner at Chateau | ||
| Keynote Address - France: The obesity dilemma in France. Current interventions. Keys to the future. | Dr Anne Tallec, Director of Public Health, Loire Valley Region | Moderator: Christian Imbert | |
| Tuesday April 4, 2006 |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 7:45 - 8:15 am | Breakfast presentation from Vendee Institute for Food Quality | Mme de St. Michel | |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am | Keynote Address USA: The Landscape of Food, Foodservice and the School Nutrition Program; Challenges and Opportunities. | Hope Hale MS, RD, Principal Nutrition Scientist, The Schwan Food Company | |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am | Break | ||
| 10:00 | Formal welcome at the Challans Town Hall | Community of Challans | |
| 11:00 - 1:00 pm | Onsite tours of schools and cafeterias in the Challans school district | Mr Bernard Herve, Director, School Nutrition Program Challans, France | Translators: Christian Imbert, Amanda Archibald, RD, and Philippe Imbert |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | School lunch at the Ecole de la Croix Maraud | Mr Bernard Herve, Director, School Nutrition Program Challans, France | Translators: Christian Imbert, Amanda Archibald, RD, and Philippe Imbert |
| 3:30 - 3:30 pm | Transfer back to Chateau | ||
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | From Yuk to Yum! How to get kids to clean their plates: designing menus for nutrition and flavor. Insights into the innovative Nantes and Challans school meal program | Mr Bernard Herve, Director, School Nutrition Program Challans, France | Translator: Christian Imbert/Phillipe Imbert |
| 5:00 - 5:15 pm | Break | ||
| 5:15 - 6:15 pm | Healthsizing school lunch. New ideas and approaches for America's schoolchildren. | Clare Miller, MS, RD | |
| 6:15 - 7:30 pm | Free time | ||
| 7:30 - 9:00 pm | Dinner at Chateau de la Verie featuring local and regional specialties. Special guests: Mayor of Challans and delegation from the town. | ||
| Wednesday April 5, 2006 |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:30 - 9:45 am | 5 A-day in different ways. How the USA and countries around the world are encouraging children to choose more fruits and vegetables. | Gloria Stables, PhD, RD | |
| 9:45 - 10:30 am | A Tale of Two Cities: a French School Lunch and its American Counterpart. | Sharon Brown, PhD | |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm | Using flavor and taste to appeal to kids. A culinary demonstration | Mr Bernard Herve and culinary team from Challans school district | |
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | Lunch at Relais | ||
| 2:00 - 2:15 pm | Transfer to the goat farm and cheese processing facility of local producer Mr. Grondin | ||
| 2:15 - 3:15 pm | Tour and tastings with local goat cheese producer | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Meeting and exhibits with school district suppliers | Hosted by Amanda Archibald, Kate Geagan with Mr Bernard Herve | |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm | Free time | ||
| 7:00 pm | Formal reception and buffet at Town Hall hosted by Mayor of Challans. In attendance, town delegates and members of the French Press. | Town of Challans | |
| Thursday April 6, 2006 |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Breakfast and luggage transfer | ||
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Transforming cafeterias into culinary classrooms: Cultivating innovation to change the way we feed U.S. school children. | Ann Cooper, Executive Chef | |
| 9:30 - 12:00 pm | Bus Transfer to Loire Valley | ||
| 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch on a barge on the Loire River featuring freshly prepared regional specialties | ||
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Tour of a regional mushroom mine in the celebrated cliffs above the Loire River | Hosted by regional wine and mushroom expert, Philippe Imbert | Includes a sampling of a local mushroom specialty |
| 4:30 - 6:00 pm | Wine tour and tasting: La Cave des Vignerons de Saumur (Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg) | Hosted by regional wine and mushroom expert, Philippe Imbert | |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm | Transfer to Chinon | ||
| 7:00 pm | Evening and dinner on your own | ||
| Friday April 7, 2006 |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00 - 3:30 pm | Tours: Chateau Azay le Rideau and Villandry | Enjoy lunch on your own and shopping in historic Amboise | |
| 2:30 - 5:30 pm | Transfer to Challans | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Farewell dinner featuring regional spa cuisine and wines | ||
| Saturday April 8, 2006 |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Breakfast and check out | ||
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Making Every School Meal Matter - teaching children about healthy eating through five of the world's greatest cuisines | Chef Bill Idell, MS | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Nutrition Education and Childhood Obesity Prevention: The Global Foodservice Contractor Perspective | Deanne Brandstetter MBA, RD | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | Conclusions and concensus points | Kate Geagan, MS, RD, Amanda Archibald, RD | |
| 10:30 am | Transfer to Nantes airport/train stations | ||