The section invites abstracts in the areas of 'public health nutrition' and 'nutrition and physical activity' related to the 2003 APHA conference theme:"Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health". Abstracts related to the theme will receive high priority for inclusion in the program as well as those related to topics in the following areas:
- Breastfeeding: Cultural-based Strategies for Different Racial/Ethnic Populations
- Child-focused Commercialization and Marketing of Foods
- Community-based Participatory Research to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Cultural Approaches to Nutrition Interventions for Women
- Determinants and Barriers to Health Behavior Change
- Development and Tracking of Eating Patterns in The US Population
- Food Insecurity: Relationships to Health
- Food Portion Control and Relationship to Overweight and Obesity, Consumer Attitudes, Policy Options or Education Approaches
- Future Directions in Public Health Nutrition
- Global Nutrition and Health
- Lifestyle Behaviors and Type 2 Diabetes
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Strategies to Prevent Overweight and Obesity
- Nutrition Initiatives: Addressing the Needs of Low Literacy and Immigrant Populations
- Nutritional Health and the Elderly
- Policy and Environmental Approaches to Prevent Overweight and Obesity
- The Role of Nutrition in Schools: School Policies That Affect Food Choices (competitive foods, a'la carte, vending machines, etc.)
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Program Planner Contact Information:
Barbara Polhamus, PhD, MPH, RD
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Mailstop K25
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-5657
Fax: 770-488-5369
BPolhamus@cdc.gov
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Charlene Greene Sanders, MPH, RD
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control
4770 Buford Hway, NE
Mailstop K-26
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770 488-6035
Fax: 770 488-6027
csanders2@cdc.gov
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