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5190.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
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| Among preventable causes of death, poor diet and physical inactivity account for an estimated 300,000 deaths per year. For proper growth and development and to prevent health problems, young people should adopt the behaviors of healthy eating and physical activity early in life. This session will include presentations that discuss perceptions related to and innovative programs designed to improve nutrition, decrease obesity, increase physical activity. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Identify community-based opportunities and resources for obesity-related health education and outreach in youth. 2. Articulate age and gender-related differences in obesity-related behaviors. 3. Discuss parental influences on self-perception of weight status of youth. | |||
| Kimberly L. Peabody, PhD | |||
Using the Transtheoretical Model to examine fruit and vegetable consumption from elementary school to college ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Andrea L. Paiva, PhD, Leanne M. Mauriello, PhD, Carol O. Cummins, MEd, MLIS, Mary Margaret Driskell, M P H, Sharon J. Dyment, MPH | |||
| Using the Transtheoretical Model from childhood to adolescence: Examining readiness for obesity prevention behaviors Mary Margaret Driskell, M P H, Leanne M. Mauriello, PhD, Karen Sherman, BA | |||
| “The thing that made it made it fun was because we're all really bad”: Gender perspectives on physical activity experiences among young adolescents Amanda S. Birnbaum, PhD, MPH, Tracy R. Nichols, PhD, Sara Birnel | |||
| Body image (mis)perception among overweight and obese youth Katerina Maximova, MA, PhD(Cand), Jennifer J. McGrath, PhD, MPH, Tracie Barnett, PhD, Jennifer O'Loughlin, PhD, Gilles Paradis, PhD, MD, Marie Lambert, MD | |||
| Community Nutrition on Wheels (NOW): Putting the brakes on overweight in children Sharon Callender, RN, MPH, Douglass Bibuld, MD, Sharon Jackson, MS, RD, CDE, Tarma Johnson, APRN, BC | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology; Food and Nutrition; Maternal and Child Health; School Health Education and Services | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA