The BEAT Institute
Planning for the 2012 BEAT-Plus Institute is currently underway. Please check back for details! If you would like to be notified when the application becomes available for the 2012 Institute in early November, send an email to: beat@zimbra.upenn.edu
2012 BEAT-Plus Institute
| When: | June 24-29, 2012 |
| Where: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Who Should Attend: | Faculty, post-docs, PhD candidates, government employees, and practitioners |
| Tuition: | $400 (plus food, travel, and lodging); limited scholarships available |
| Application Deadline: | February 1, 2012 |
Courses Offered
Measuring Nutrition Environments
Nutrition and Built Environment Overview
NEMS: Nutrition Environment Measures Survey
Home Nutrition Environments
School Nutrition Environments
Measuring the Food Environment in Minority Communities
Self-Report Measures
Measuring Physical Activity Environments
Physical Activity and Built Environment Overview
EAPRS: Environments Assessment of Public Recreation Spaces
Observation of Parks and Playgrounds: SOPARC and SOPLAY
Environmental Audits
Self-Report Measures
Other Tools and Applications of Built Environment Assessments
Land use and GIS: Global Information Systems
Data Analysis
Databases and Economic Analysis
Policy Change
Schedule and Course Descriptions
The following links to the BEAT-Plus Institute schedule and course descriptions will be updated as necessary.
Note: The 2012 BEAT-Plus Institute will begin Sunday June 24 with an evening reception. For more information contact us at edavi@upenn.edu.
Pre-Institute Readings and Homework
In order to optimize participants' time at the Institute, several instructors choose to create assignments to be completed before the start of the Institute. To access 2011 homework assignments, click here.