Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #122134

Shreela Sharma, MA, RD, LD, School of Public Health Houston, University of Texas, PO Box 20186, Houston, TX 77225, 832-656-6940, Shreela.V.Sharma@uth.tmc.edu, Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS, Human Nutrition Center, Univ. of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, RAS W920, Houston, TX 77030, Steven H. Kelder, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2658, Houston, TX 77030, and Pamela Diamond, PhD, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2614, Houston, TX 77030.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to

• Describe the various psychosocial and environmental factors influencing calcium intake, physical activity and bone health.
• Identify the strongest predictors of calcium intake, physical activity and bone health.
• Discuss the impact of psychosocial and environmental factors when developing school-based interventions to promote bone mineral density.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.