5251.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

Health Education and Youth

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Christine Lothen-Kline, MPH, CHES
4:30 PMBaseline fitness levels of above-average weight children ages 6-12 years in a non-diet health enhancement program as compared to Cooper Institute Standards
T. Powell Grisham, ATC, Jennifer Buechner, RD, CSP, Ann Walsh, MS, RD, Alice Smith, MS, RD, FADA
4:45 PMDeveloping, Implementing, Continuing and Evaluating an Effective Peer Leadership Program in a Multi-cultural Urban School Setting
Mr. Alex
5:00 PMEmpowering teens through action research
Monica K Brase, MPH
5:15 PMUse of television to promote a "Get Tested Campaign" targeted to sexually active adolescents and young adults
N. DeAugustine, BS, M. Williams, D. Collins, MPH, PA, R. Arias, MPA
5:30 PMHealth habits in an academically talented group of minority adolescents
Silas N. Pearman, DrPH, Brandi E. Marsh, BA, A. Cristina Achem, BS, Kelly R. Rook, BA, Judith B. Chandler, EdD
Sponsor:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; HIV/AIDS; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA