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Session: Community-based Approaches to Addressing Disparities in the Food and Activity Environment
3161.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Poster
Community-based Approaches to Addressing Disparities in the Food and Activity Environment
The purpose of this session is to highlight community-based innovations in nutrition that target environmental barriers to healthy eating activity.
Learning Objectives: After viewing this poster session, participants will be able to identify at least two community-based approaches to changing the nutrition and physical activity environment.
Moderator(s):Sonya Jones, PhD
Board 1Screening families for hunger in community based clinics: Implementation of a hunger screening and outreach program
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, Katia Canenguez, EdM, Kristin Wieneke, MA, Ron Kleinman, MD, Michael Murphy, EdD
Board 2Promoting a healthy diet among inner city minority families through "Fresh Food Fresh Start" a school-based farmer's market
Zoila Del-Villar, MS, Peter McFarlane, EdD, Mary McCord, MD, MPH, Christine Williams, MD, MPH, Anita Lee, RPH, MPH
Board 3Psychosocial and environmental predictors of calcium intake, physical activity and bone health in adolescent girls
Shreela Sharma, PhD RD LD, Deanna Hoelscher, PhD RD LD CNS, Steve Kelder, PhD
Board 4Fat-related dietary behaviors most easily adopted and maintained among Hispanic versus Non-Hispanic participants in a nutrition research study
Leanne Fournier, Kim Gans, PhD, MPH, LDN
Board 5Developing community health networks: Partnering with neighborhood stores to increase access to healthier foods in low-income neighborhoods
Sabrina S. Baronberg, MPH, Candace Young, MS, Regina Graham, MPH, Deborah Lomax, Anjali Talwalker, MD, MPH, Cindy Gordon, PhD, Leon Tulton
Board 6Correlates of away-from-home eating behavior and restaurant selection among Latino families with elementary-age children in south San Diego County
Morgan K. Rogers, BSBA, Guadalupe Ayala, PhD, MPH, Barbara Baquero, MPH, Daniela Barajas, BA, Susan C. Duerksen, MPH, Elva M. Arredondo, PhD, Nadia Campbell, MPH, John Elder, PhD, MPH
Board 7Providing access to fruits and vegetables in faith based venues
Quentin J. Moore, MPH, Donna McLean, PhD, Stephanie Halfmann, MS, RD, Brandess Wallace, MPH
Board 8Access to healthy foods in two Chicago low income communities *
Noel Chávez, PhD, RD, Nancy J. Bates, DrPH, RD, CHES, Daniel Block, PhD
Board 9Mini-Grants: An Innovative Way of Using a Mini-Grant Program to Engage African Americans in Neighborhood Assessments
Mia D. Boykin, BA, Gwendolyn Flynn, Joyce Jones Guinyard, DC
Board 10Physical activity and healthy eating patterns in the Latino population of King County, Washington
Laura Michelle Gottlieb, MD, Kathryn McCormick, MA, LMFT, Jason Mendoza, MD, Barry Saver, MD, MPH, Mark Doescher, MD, MSPH
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; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA