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Redstone Director Testifies on Nutrition Equity Act in DC

05/19/2021 - 12:01

On Wednesday, May 19th, Redstone Center Director Dr. Bill Dietz testified before the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee on Human Services in a virtual hearing on the Nutrition Equity Amendment Act of 2021. Among the provisions in the legislation, passage of the bill would include a 1.5 cent per ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) sold in the District. Dietz supports such a measure, as excise taxes across the country have proven effective in reducing consumption of SSBs by changing their price on the shelf.

Bill Dietz, Director of the Redstone Global Center

Redstone’s Dr. Dietz named Chair of WHO committee

04/29/2021 - 10:47

On Wednesday, April 28th, the director of the Redstone Global Center in GW’s School of Public Health, Dr. William (Bill) Dietz was named the Chair of the WHO guideline development group on treatment of children and adolescents with obesity. As part of the committee, Dr.

Redstone and CCR logos with the text "Racism is a public health crisis. We stand with the AAPI community in the face of on-going attacks and hate crimes fueled by white supremist rhetoric and bigoted lies."

Statement from Redstone Center and CCR Condemning Violence Against the AAPI Community

03/18/2021 - 16:09

Statement by the Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness and the Center for Community Resilience:

Article published in Pediatrics: Better Diet Quality in the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and WIC Package Reduced Childhood Obesity

Dietz Publishes New Commentary on Childhood Obesity in Pediatrics

03/04/2021 - 10:38

New Perspective: Solving Population-wide Obesity

12/01/2020 - 10:38

In the upcoming issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Redstone Global Center director Bill Dietz joins Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika for a submission to the journal’s series commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the National Academy of Medicine. The Dietz and Kumanyika piece focuses on progress and opportunities for addressing the obesity pandemic.