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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Diabetes and Obesity: The New Epidemic of the 21st Century
3356.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Roundtable
Diabetes and Obesity: The New Epidemic of the 21st Century
This round table session will describe if gender and/or race affect weight gain; prsent how diabetes management can be tailored to local resources and discuss cultural beliefs among Hispanics regarding diabetes and its treatment
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: determine if gender and/or race affect weight gain; learn how diabetes management can be tailored to local resources and understand cultural beliefs among Hispanics regarding diabetes and its treatment
Moderator(s):Sherry E. Weingart, MPH
Table 1Weight Gain of Adolescents Trying to Quit Smoking
Elissa D. Thorner, BS, Eric T. Moolchan, MD, Maria Gasior, PhD, MD, Jennifer Schroeder, PhD
Table 2Employee health behavior change collaboration and partnership: University of Nevada, Reno and Sierra Pacific Power Company
Karen C. Foster, Deborah Ballard-Reisch, PhD
Table 3Collective Policy Development: Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity in WA State
Victor Colman, BA, JD
Table 4Development of a community-based intervention to enhance community resources for diabetes management
Mary F. Riley-Jácome, MA, Mary P. Gallant, PhD, Benjamin A. Shaw, PhD
Table 5Adherence to treatment plans as a function of cultural beliefs regarding diabetes
Diamantina Freeberg, EdD, Belinda M. Reininger, DrPH
Table 6Impact of prenatal weight gain and postpartum weight retention on obesity for Hispanic women
Barbara K. Hackley, MS, CNM, Roy Grant, Diane Berry, PhD, C-ANP, Gail D.'Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-ANP, Wendy Wilcox, MD
Table 7Measuring population-level diabetes incidence through a Steps to a Healthier Austin collaboration
Jennifer L. Conroy, DrPH, MPH, Joshua Vest, MPH, Sandy Coe Simmons, Adolfo Valadez, MD, MPH, Jerry A. Schultz, PhD
Table 8Reduction in glucose levels for diabetics in a medication access program in central Louisiana
Robert Federici, MSPH, Gary Harmon, MPH, Keith Ashby, MD, Emily Hoole, MPA, Wendy Roy, Danny Jackson, Pharm D, Larry S. Webber, PhD, John Lefante, PhD
Table 9Examining the Contribution of the STEPS to a Healthy Austin Initiative to Address Diabetes, Obesity, and Asthma
Michael Price, BA, Jerry A. Schultz, PhD, Rick Schwertfeger, MAT, Jennifer L. Conroy, DrPH, MPH, Adolfo Valadez, MD, MPH
Table 10Boston Heart Party: A community based awareness and education initiative
Connie Chang, MBA, Monalisa Patnaik, RPh, Barbara Perry, MPH, RPh
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:Epidemiology; Food and Nutrition; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus

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