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| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Breastfeeding: Heritage and Pride – Breastfeeding promotion targeting Latinos, through a unique model of peer counseling, and social marketing Grace Damio, MS, C/D-N, Thomas Stopka, MHS, Aleja Rosario, IBCLC, Harby Bonello, Sara Young, RN, IBCLC, Margaret McLaren, MD, Donna Chapman, PhD, RD, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Caretaker nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy affect food intake behaviors of Latino children Lauren Haldeman, MS, Paula McKernan, BS, RD, Rubén Grajeda, MD, Grace Damio, MS, David Himmelgreen, PhD, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Cost effectiveness of breastfeeding peer counseling in the United States: Implications for Hispanics Donna Chapman, PhD, RD, Grace Damio, MS, CD/N, Margaret McLaren, MD, Aleja Rosario, IBCLC, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Determinants of nutrition knowledge among low income Latino caretakers Paula M. McKernan, BS, RD, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, David Himmelgreen, PhD, Anir González, BS, Sofia Segura-Millán, MS, Lauren Haldeman, MS | ||||
| Home food handling among Latinos: Needs assessment and development of educational materials Angela Bermúdez-Millán, BS, Anir González, BS, Sofia Segura-Pérez, MS, RD, Jocelyn Cruz, Teresa Donate, Grace Damio, MS, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Impact of welfare reform on child health and nutrition indicators: Design of a monitoring system Michelle G. Friedberg, BA, pursuing MPH, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Prevention of low birth weight and infant mortality among Latinos: Learning from high-risk subgroups Hector Balcazar, MS, PhD, Dean Coonrod, MD, MPH | ||||
| Translating nutrition knowledge into practice Sofia Segura-Pérez, MS, RD, Anir González, BS, Angela Bermúdez-Millán, BS, Harby Bonello, Grace Damio, MS, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD | ||||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus among elderly Latinos Odilia I. Bermudez, Ph.D., MPH, Carmen Castaneda, MD, PH.D, Katherine L. Tucker, PhD | ||||
| Sponsor: | Latino Caucus | |||
| Cosponsors: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Environment; Epidemiology; Food and Nutrition; Social Work; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | |||