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Session: Engaging the Community in Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
3440.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM
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Engaging the Community in Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
This session deals with health educators efforts to improve nutrition and reduce obesity within the community. Presenters will describe a variety of ways in which the community and the family can be engaged in these efforts. Specifically, presenters will speak about engaging the client in developing their own health promotion program. In other presentations, speakers will discuss the importance of locale and the home environment in nutrition decisions.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Assess the role of family in nutrition and obesity prevention. 2. Articulate the similarities and differences in nutritional practices between rural and urban settings. 3. Discuss community-based strategies for improving nutritional practices.
Moderator(s):Cam Escoffery, PhD
8:30 PMHealthy weight healthy futures: Head Start parents advocating for change  [ Recorded presentation ]
Janine Bishop, MPH, Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
8:50 PMWelcome to the neighborhood: Does where you live affect nutrition, health, and welfare program utilization?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Molly M. De Marco, MPH, CHES, Allison C. De Marco, MSW
9:10 PMA Community approach to improving Nutrition  [ Recorded presentation ]
Bola Teyinka
9:30 PMAn exploration of how the home environment influences healthy eating in rural families  [ Recorded presentation ]
Michelle Kegler, DrPH, Cam Escoffery, PhD, Iris Alcantara, MPH, Lynne Feldman, MD, Louise Wrensford, PhD, Karen Glanz, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Community-Based Public Health Caucus; Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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