4272.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

Cross-cultural Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Low-income Children

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Organizer(s):Patricia B. Crawford, DrPH, RD
4:30 PMIssues in Childhood Obesity: Evidence of Cultural Differences & Similarities
Elizabeth L. McGarvey, EdD, Pinkerton Relana, PhD, Gertrude Fraser, PhD, Anne Wolf, RD, MS, Cindy Shufflebarger, RD, Alicia White, RD, MS
4:45 PM“The challenge of obesity prevention: perceptions of WIC health professionals
L.A. Chamberlin, S.N. Sherman, A. Jain, S.W. Powers, R.C. Whitaker
5:00 PMPreschool Physical Activity: Parental Attitudes and Perceptions
Jean Harvey-Berino, PhD, RD, Berta Geller, PhD, Anne Dorwaldt, Karen Flynn, Linda Walfield, MS, RD
5:15 PMAmerican Indian Perceptions of Nutrition and Health in Three Areas of the Southwest
Carol Chiago Lujan, PhD
5:30 PMPerceptions of child weight and health in Hispanic parents: Implications for the California FitWIC Childhood Obesity Prevention Project
Patricia B. Crawford, DrPH, RD, C. Caffery, MPH, M. Strode, MPH, MS, RD, Y. Becerra-Jones, W. Gosliner, MPH, RD, A. Carroll, MPH, S.E. Samuels, Dr PH
Sponsor:Food and Nutrition
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Latino Caucus; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA