3401.0 Community, dietary behaviors and strategies to reduce disparities in the Latino community

Monday, October 29, 2012: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster

Board 1
Improving Food Selection Options for Latinas with Diabetes and Their Families
Mirna Troncoso, MPH
Board 2
Financial Analysis of Salud Tiene Sabor: The Economic Feasibility of Latino-Owned Restaurants Providing Healthy Menus and Nutritional Information for the Community
Mariah Lafleur, MPH, Jerome Williams, PhD, Carmen R. Nevarez, MD, MPH, Liz Schwarte, MPH, Beth Weinstein-Rodin and Sarah Samuels, DrPH
Board 3
Engaging Promotores in CalFresh Promotion: A promising strategy to encourage Food Stamp participation, healthy eating, and physical activity among California Latinos
Katherine Hawksworth, MPH,CHES, Nestor Martinez, MPH, RD and Peggy Agron, MA, RD
Board 4
Community Resource Utilization, Emotional Health, and Socio-demographic Characteristics Associated with Physical Activity and Dietary Patterns among Obese Latinos
Rebecca Drieling, MPH, Lisa Goldman Rosas, PHD, MPH, Jun Ma, MD, RD, PHD and Randall Stafford, MD PhD
Board 5
Neighborhood social cohesion and safety in low-income Latino neighborhoods in California: How do they impact the health of parents?
Héctor Alcalá, MPH, CPH, Ami Shah, MPH, David Grant, PhD and Melanie Levy
Board 6
Culturally Competent Prenatal Education Can Create Behavior Change
Anna Valle
Board 7
High Prevalence of Diabetes and Barriers to Diabetes Prevention in East Harlem
Carol Horowitz, MD, MPH, Kezhen Fei, MS, Guedy Arniella, LCSW, Mali Trilla and Euny C. Lee, MS
Board 8
Improvement in asthma related health status among children in two housing projects in Puerto Rico after clinical and home based interventions
Gilberto Ramos-Valencia, DrPH, Jesús Gonzalez-Gavillán, PhD, Mario H. Rodríguez, PhD and Marielena Lara, MD, MPH
Board 9
Extending diabetes care interventions to address social determinants: Pilot results from the Latino Wellness, Prevention and Advocacy (LWPA) Project of New Jersey
Mariam Merced, MA, Sandra E. Echeverria, PhD, MPH, Aracely Macias, MPH, Harriet Black, RN, Marlene Spina, RN and Frances Munet-Velaro, RN, PhD

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Organized by: Latino Caucus
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus

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