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Session: Weaving Culture into Nutrition Research and Programs
5047.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Weaving Culture into Nutrition Research and Programs
The purpose of this session is to highlight new work that emphasizes either cultural resilience or cultural barriers related to health. A number of different cultural groups in the US will be considered in the presentations.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to identify at least 1 cultural factor that affects the diverse populations of the US
Moderator(s):Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RD
8:30 AMDeveloping a Cardiovascular Health Program for Low-Income and Immigrant Populations  [ Recorded presentation ]
Anastacia Marx de Salcedo, Mary Lou Woodford, RN, MBA, CCM
8:50 AMSouthwestern food frequency questionnaire as an evaluation means for the community-based REACH 2010 dietary intervention  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ellen J. Graver, MS, Robin Whitacre, Vern Hartz, Deborah Jean McClelland, MLS, Mirasol Bravo, Cynthia A. Thomson
9:10 AMCultural, Social and Environmental Influences on Latina Mothers' Child Feeding Practices in Relation to Child Overweight
Ana C. Lindsay, MPH, DrPH, Katarina M. Sussner, AM, MPH, Mary Greaney, PhD, MPH, Karen E. Peterson, RD, DSc
9:30 AMPrevalence of dieting behaviors and associations with body mass index and body image among inner-city African American adolescent girls  [ Recorded presentation ]
P. K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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