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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Challenges of Nutrition and Overweight for Today's Health Educator
5071.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Challenges of Nutrition and Overweight for Today's Health Educator
Changing people's behavior regarding nutrition is one of the strongest challenges to health education. With the increasing significance of obesity and overweight to the public health, effective interventions to promote healthy eating are crucial. The speakers in this session will discuss various aspects of nutrition programs and interventions to address the problems of obesity and overweight. Presentations will include discussions of the implications for health education and health promotion practice.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify contributing factors and predictors of overweight and obesity;
  2. Describe interventions designed to promote healthy eating as a strategy to combat obesity; and
  3. Explain the challenges health educators face in delivering effective programs addressing overweight and obesity.
Moderator(s):Karen A. Gordon, MPH
8:30 AMAdolescent overweight: Prevalence and predictors  [ Recorded presentation ]
Marilyn M. Gardner, PhD, Elizabeth E. Siddens, BA
8:45 AMDairy and weight loss: An evaluation of the evidence  [ Recorded presentation ]
Amy Joy Lanou, PhD
9:00 AMUsing the Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool to Improve Eating and Activity Behaviors  [ Recorded presentation ]
Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH, RD
9:15 AMTurn off the tube: Assessment of TV time as part of an adolescent obesity prevention program  [ Recorded presentation ]
Mary-Margaret Driskell, MPH, Leanne Mauriello, PhD, Sara S. Johnson, PhD
9:30 AMFUN: Families Understanding Nutrition: Providing Nutrition Education to Families through their Pre-School Children  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kineret Piltch Shakow, EdD
9:45 AMKnowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of Bronx, New York children, youth, and parents regarding obesity, nutrition, and exercise  [ Recorded presentation ]
David Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP, Alan Shapiro, MD, Sandra Goldsmith, MS, RD, CDN, Basma Faris, MS, RD, Linda F. Cushman, PhD, Debra Kalmuss, PhD, Pearila Namerow, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Food and Nutrition; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA