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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Race, Ethnicity and Social Status: Realities of Seeking Solution for the Underserved
5106.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Race, Ethnicity and Social Status: Realities of Seeking Solution for the Underserved
This session presents several papers on sociocultural considerations of diet and physical activity initiatives. A variety of US populations from Hispanic youth, rural families to Somali refugees and Native Americans, are used to illustrate the context in which diverse populations make food choices.
Learning Objectives: 1. At the end of the session, participants will be able to describe food choice and food security issues faced by diverse populations. 2. At the end fo the session, participants will be able to describe multicultural issues considered for dietary and physical activity initiatives
Moderator(s):Deirdra Chester, PhD, RD, LD/N
12:30 PMSociocultural and environmental influences on the food choices of Hispanic girls: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Ronni Lee Bowen, PhD, Carol M. Devine, PhD, RD, Peggy Auinger, MS
12:47 PMPredictors of change in food security across time in poor rural families  [ Recorded presentation ]
Christine M. Olson, RD, PhD, Emily O. Miller, BA
1:04 PMFrom farm food to fast food: Changes in dietary and physical activity practices among Somali refugees in Minnesota  [ Recorded presentation ]
Andrea L. Leinberger-Jabari, MPH, Sirad Abdirahman, MPH, Diana DuBois, MPH/MIA, Qamar Ibrahim, MS, Saeed Fahia, PhD, Marian Del, BSc, Khadija Sheikh
1:21 PMImpact of food security on depression among Northern Plains Indians
Jacqueline S. Gray, PhD, Alana D. Knudson, PhD, James G. Penland, PhD
1:38 PMDiversity and multicultural issues in community-university participatory partnerships for health and foods systems innovations
LaDonna Redmond, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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