136th APHA Annual Meeting (October 25-29, 2008): And Still I Rise: Keeping Black Women Healthy

Monday, October 27, 2008: 2:30 PM

Oral

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2:30 PM

Formative research in a multi-cultural public health environment to engage African American women in achieving a healthy weight
Eleanor Long, MSPH, Sharen Anthony, MFCC RD, Deebra Smith, MPH (6/08), Yamin Aung, MPH (6/08), Deborah Glik, ScD and Cynthia Harding, MPH

2:50 PM

HPV Vaccination: African American Parents' Awareness and Concerns
Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD, Debra Pfeiffer, MPH and Sarah A. Betsworth

3:10 PM

Adiposity Rebound as a Predictor for Obesity in Inner-City Black Girls
Cassandra Raphaël, Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH and Eugene Dinkevich, MD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus

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