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3133.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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This session focuses upon applications of surveillance and epidemiology to the analysis and implementation of health promotion programs for children, demonstating a data-based approach to policy- and decision-making. The session provides opportunity for discussion of methods of data collection and policy question formulation, using state, local, and national surveillance systems. Finally, emphasis is given to identification and consideration of disparities in child health outcomes. | |||
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify issues in child and adolescent epidemiology, especially related to minority and low-income populations. 2. Describe methods of data collection and analysis utilized in child and adolescent health studies. | |||
Rebecca Russell, MSPH Karalee Poschman, MPH Timothy Dye, PhD | |||
Timothy Dye, PhD | |||
Introductory Remarks | |||
Supporting child fatality teams and the tracking of assessment data can help target prevention efforts Susan M. Smith, MPH, EdD, Michael Ballard, EdD, June D. Gorski, Gregory Petty, PhD | |||
Methods for school-based data collection of sensitive information with adolescents: Past, present, and future Erika S. Trapl, BA, Elaine A. Borawski, PhD, Paul Stork, MBA, Natalie Colabianchi, PhD, Loren D. Lovegreen, MA | |||
Overweight trends among low-income pre-school children: 1989 – 2003 Lynn S. Edmunds, MS, RD, Mary Lou Woelfel, MA, Barbara A. Dennison, MD, Howard Stratton, PhD, Victoria G. Lazariu, PhD | |||
Withdrawn -- Childhood obesity in racially/ethnically diverse communities in Chicago Helen Margellos, MPH, Ami M. Shah, MPH, Abigail Silva, MPH, Steven Whitman, PhD | |||
Health Status and Health Services Utilization among Hispanic Adolescents in the United States Ravi K. Sharma, PhD, Kathleen A. McGinnis, MS, Patricia I. Documét, MD, DrPH | |||
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
Organized by: | Maternal and Child Health | ||
Endorsed by: | Black Caucus of Health Workers; School Health Education and Services | ||
CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing |