Eleanor Long, MSPH1, Janet Scully, MPH1, Magda Shaheen, MD, PhD, MPH2, Nicola Edwards, MS, RD3 and Robert Gilchick, MD, MPH1
(1)Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, (2)Charles R Drew University of Medicine & Science, Los Angeles, CA, (3)California Food Policy Advocates, Los Angeles, CA
Session 5073.0: Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in Child Care (ID=34421)
Session Type:
Oral
Session Scheduled:
Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Slot:
5073.0 - SCI: Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Scheduled Time:
8:30 a.m.
Title:
Effect of intervention on the nutrition and physical activity practices in child care centers in an ethnically diverse urban area of Los Angeles County (LAC). Preliminary findings
Preferred Presentation Format:
Oral Preferred
Primary geographic focus of the program or study:
CA, USA
Learning outcomes:
- • Describe the types of interventions applicable to be used in child care centers with special emphasis on the one been used in the study
- • Describe the Environment and policy assessment and observation (EPAO) instrument and its major components.
- • Describe the nutrition and physical activity practices in the child care centers in an ethnically diverse urban area in Los Angeles County before and after the implementation of the nutrition and physical activity intervention.
- • Describe the impact of the nutrition and physical activity intervention on the nutrition and physical activity practices in child care centers in an ethnically diverse urban area in Los Angeles.
Keyword(s):
Child Care, Nutrition
Learning Areas:
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Public health or related education
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
External Funding:
U54RR026138
Presenter
Eleanor Long, MSPH
Email:
elong@ph.lacounty.gov
Alternate Email:
jscully@ph.lacounty.gov
-- Will not be published
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs
Los Angeles
CA
USA
Any relevant financial relationships? No
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I worked in designing the study, supervision of data collection, data management and abstract development. I am a Health Education Coordinator of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Programs at the Los Angeles County Dept. Public Health
Signed on 02/03/2012 by Eleanor Long
Janet Scully, MPH
Email:
jscully@ph.lacounty.gov
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs
Health Program Analyst III
Los Angeles
CA
USA
Magda Shaheen, MD, PhD, MPH
Email:
magdashaheen@cdrewu.edu
Alternate Email:
mshaheen@earthlink.net
-- Will not be published
Charles R Drew University of Medicine & Science
Ophthalmology
Los Angeles
CA
USA
Nicola Edwards, MS, RD
Email:
nicola@cfpa.net
California Food Policy Advocates
Los Angeles
CA
USA
Robert Gilchick, MD, MPH
Email:
rgilchick@ph.lacounty.gov
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs
Medical Director
Los Angeles
CA
USA
