Roswell Park Research on Disparities Featured in National Webinar

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center faculty member and researcher Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW, will present his research, “Adapting assessment tools to measure obesity and cancer prevention: diet, physical activity, workplace productivity, and cancer knowledge” during a webinar hosted by the AcademyHealth/Aetna Foundation Scholars in Residence Fellowship Program on Thursday, September 24 from 1–2:30 p.m. Interested participants need to register in advance for the webinar.

Dr. Haring will offer insights into his research projects which address workplace health initiatives about maintaining healthy lifestyles to prevent cancer and other life-threatening diseases caused by obesity. During the webinar, Dr. Haring will discuss his current project, a lifestyles intervention program, which is in the feasibility testing stage. The program is designed to assess risk and provide information to Native American workplaces and other workforces who are at greater risk for obesity related cancers. Dr. Haring’s research is supported by developmental funds from the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant (P30CA016056) and the Roswell Park Alliance.

An Assistant Professor of Oncology within the Department of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences at Roswell Park, Dr. Haring is the recipient of an Academy Health/Aetna Foundation Scholar in Residence Fellowship for 2015. He also is a member of the Seneca Nation and was appointed as an at-large delegate to the American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council which works with tribal leaders to set priorities and make recommendations to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services leadership regarding Native health programs and policies.