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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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5143.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
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| Obesity is a complex health problem that is connected to sedentary lifestyles. The rates of women who are overweight or obese are staggering. Rigorous research and practice strategies are needed to identify influential factors that inhibit and promote physical activity as a strategy to end the obesity epidemic. This session will feature presentations that meet this challenge. Social support for physical activity is an important interpersonal determinant of women's participation, especially among African American women. Advertisements in Black women's magazines promote poor dietary choices. Pregnancy and the postpartum period are key time periods in women's lives and may negatively affect weight management. Lastly, the role of health care providers in addressing the obesity epidemic is examined. | |||
| Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, the participant will be able to (1) discuss the relationship between obesity and physical activity; (2) explain the role of social support in promoting an active lifestyle; (3) describe the implications of advertisements on women's lifestyle choices; (4) explore the relationship between pregnancy and the postpartum period on obesity; and (5) explain the potential role of health care providers in confronting the obesity epidemic. | |||
| Heather M. Brandt, PhD, CHES | |||
Physical activity companions: Do they have a role in keeping female African American exercisers on the move? ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Amy Harley, PhD, MPH, RD | |||
| Overweight and obesity messages presented in Black women’s magazine advertisements Teresa Mastin, PhD, Shelly Campo, PhD | |||
| Does parity contribute to the racial disparity in obesity among US women? Leslie A. Korenda, MPH, Jennifer D. Parker, PhD | |||
| Culturally oriented healthcare for obese Black women Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, CFNP, Laurel Garzon, DNsc, Richardean Benjamin, PhD, Stacey B. Plichta, ScD, Micah Scott, MS,, CFNP, Rita Klahr, MS, CFNP | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Women's Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Food and Nutrition; Gerontological Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA