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Session: Parents as Partners in Health Promotion
4074.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Parents as Partners in Health Promotion
Childhood obesity, nutrition, skin cancer prevention, and safe food handling are all important issues for health educators and for parents. The panelists in this session will describe various intervention strategies that seek to engage parents in the prevention of health problems and promotion of healthy lifestyles for their children.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe various interventions to improve child health by working with parents, in accordance with the learning objectives of each individual presentation.
Moderator(s):Pam Redmon, MPH
8:30 AMDevelopment and implementation of a food safety initiative for parents of infants and children: The "Handle with Care" project
Luanne J. Hughes, MS, RD, Daryl L. Minch, MEd, CFCS
8:48 AMExamining parents' beliefs and intentions regarding use of sunscreen on their children
Barbara A. Bewerse, MN, MPH, Brenda DeVellis, PhD, William B. Ware, PhD
9:06 AMCan we talk! A Nutrition and Exercise Intervention for African American Fathers and their Sons: Results from the R.E.A.L MEN Project
Pamela Denzmore, MPH, Colleen DiIorio, PhD, RN, Frances McCarty, PhD
9:24 AMBodyWorks: A family approach to preventing overweight and obesity in adolescent girls  [ Recorded presentation ]
Gillian Howey Kimura, MPH, Mary Lou Rife, PhD
9:42 AMWeighing in: Pediatricians' and parents' perceptions of pediatric weight management  [ Recorded presentation ]
Marilyn M. Gardner, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Community-Based Public Health Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA