4187.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

The Impact Of Health Behavior On Global Health

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Angela Ford, MSW
Moderator(s):Jill W. Dingle, MPH
2:30 PMRegional variations in the distribution and clinical diagnosis of diabetes among blacks in the united states
Emmanuel A. Taylor, MSc, DrPH
2:45 PMUse of the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to evaluate population based data on measures of racism
Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH
3:00 PMWhy African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes: CDC's qualitative research on users' attitudes and beliefs about menthol-enhanced tobacco products
Linda Pederson, PhD, Reba P Griffith, MPH, Jeffrey W McKenna, MS
3:15 PMObesity among African American children and adolescents: Why target, why tailor?
Monica L. Baskin, PhD, Ken Resnicow, PhD
3:30 PMWhite House Conference on Teenagers: Opportunities and Challenges for African-American communities and teen care providers
Justin A. Odulana, PhD, MPH
Sponsor:Black Caucus of Health Workers
Cosponsors:Environment; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA