4347.0 School Interventions for Overweight and Obese Youth

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: Identify evidence based school interventions for overweight and obese students
Moderator:
Martha Y. Kubik, PhD, RN

2:30pm
2:45pm
Implementation Results of a School-Based Obesity Prevention Strategy
Constantine Daskalakis, ScD, Jocelyn Andrel, MSPH and Elizabeth Rappaport, MD
3:00pm
Implementation and evaluation of a tri-state school-based multimodal obesity prevention initiative
Alyssa M. Lederer, MPH, CHES, Mindy Hightower King, PhD, Danielle Neukam, MPH and Rhonda Meade, MS
3:15pm
Predictors for persistent overweight, deteriorated weight, and improved weight status during 18 months in a school-based longitudinal cohort
Dong-Chul Seo, PhD, Mindy King, PhD, Nayoung Kim, MA, Danielle Neukam, MPH and Rhonda Meade, MS

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

Organized by: School Health Education and Services
Endorsed by: Maternal and Child Health, Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Chiropractic Health Care

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)