The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: International School Health
3132.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
International School Health
This session will provide those attending with an opportunity to learn more about school health education and services issues from an international perspective.
Learning Objectives: Those attending this session will be able to 1. list and discuss at least five studies that address school health issues from an international perspective, and 2. identify at least six researchers with expertise in school health education or services.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):William B. Cissell, PhD, CHES
William B. Cissell, PhD, CHES
Presider(s):Mohammad Shahbazi, PhD, MPH, CHES
10:30 AMWasted and Stunted Schoolchildren in Southern Iran
Mohammad Shahbazi, PhD, MPH, CHES, Dena Goldberg, PhD, RD, Zahra Sarraf, MD, William B. Cissell, PhD, MSPH, CHES
10:45 AMMalaria Treatment for School Age Children in Rural Malawi
Joy Miller Del Rosso, Mary Mukaka, Lisa Sherburne
11:00 AMFormation of habitual health behaviors --- with a focus on parental demonstration effects ˇV results from CABLE study, 2001
Likwang Chen, PhD, Lee-Lan Yen, ScD, Wei-Chih Yang, MA, Chenlin Yeh, MA
11:15 AMFamily interaction and childrenˇ¦s mental health ˇV results from CABLE study, 200
Ling-Yen Pan, PhD, Lee-Lan Yen, ScD, Wen-Chi Wu, MS
11:30 AMWhat do teachers in Nigeria know about STDs
Chinyelu B. Okafor, PhD
11:45 AMInternational students academic stress, social support and life stress
Ranjita Misra, PhD, CHES
Organized by:School Health Education and Services
Endorsed by:International Health; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA