Dr. Jean Wiecha is an Associate Professor of Exercise and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Co-Principal Investigator for the Healthy Out-of-School Time Coalition and directs GoKids-Boston Youth Fitness, Training and Outreach Center. Dr. Wiecha conducts research on obesity interventions at GoKids, and worked with NIOST to develop the healthy eating and physical activity standards for afterschool programs that have been adopted by the National Afterschool Association, YMCA of the USA and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Dr. Wiecha has led a number of initiatives to improve health promotion in schools, communities and school age child care through the development of assessment tools, guidelines, curriculum, and quality improvement methods.