5135.0 Physical activity and prevention of obesity

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Daniel D. Adame, PhD, MSPH CHES

10:30am
Perceptions of body image in real and Second Life and receptivity to health information; evaluating the ideal versus the real
Joan E. Cowdery, PhD, Jeannette Kindred, PhD, Anna Michalakis, MS and L. Suzanne Suggs, PhD, CHES
11:00am
Weight stigma among college students
Sabrina J. Robinson, PhD, MPH, MS, FNP-BC
11:15am
Physical activity and sedentary patterns during college transition years
Jeanne Johnston, PhD, Saurabh Thosar, MS, Jonathon Agley, Ruth Gassman, PhD, Susan E. Middlestadt, PhD, Marieke Van Puymbroeck, PhD, CTRS and Amed Youssefagha, PhD
11:30am
Effect of compassion meditation and amount of exercise on body image in a pretest-posttest study of college freshmen women and men
Daniel D. Adame, PhD, MSPH CHES, Steven P. Cole, PhD, Charles Raison, MD, Lobsang Negi, PhD, Sally A. Radell, MFA and Thomas C. Johnson, EdD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: School Health Education and Services
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Social Work, Physical Activity

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)