The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Overweight/Obesity in Children and Adolescents
5103.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Overweight/Obesity in Children and Adolescents
The session, "Overweight/Obesity in Children and Adolescents," will present the many determinants of pediatric overweight with special attention on effects of maternal weight gain, bottle feeding, and food insecurity. Overweight in early childhood will be highlighted, as will overweight in diverse populations. The session will end with an audience driven discussion period.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Patricia Crawford, DrPH, RD
12:30 PMRelationship of overweight to food insecurity in Latino children
Patricia Crawford, DrPH, RD, Marilyn Townsend, PhD, Yvonne Nicholson, MS, Mary Fujii, MS, Cathi Lamp, MS, Jan Harwood, MS, Nancy Feldman, MS, Anna Martin, MS, Hugo Melgar-Quinonez, MS
12:45 PMChildhood obesity begins at an early age in a New York City WIC population
Jennifer A. Nelson, MPH, Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH, Viola Ford, MSW, CSW
1:00 PMExcess bottle feedings, obesity and iron deficiency in South Bronx Children
Karen A. Bonuck, PhD, Richard Kahn, MS, RD
1:15 PMExcessive maternal weight gain patterns in adolescents
LaJeana D. Howie, MPH, Jennifer D. Parker, PhD, Kenneth C. Schoendorf, MD, MPH
1:30 PMDeterminants of overweight in children: A simple tool for using research results in program and policy development
Gail M. Woodward-Lopez, MPH, RD, Lorrene Ritchie, PhD, RD, Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA, Patricia Crawford, DrPH, RD
1:45 PMDiscussion
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA