3380.0 Benefits of the Human-Animal Interaction

Monday, October 29, 2012: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
William Courtney, DVM, MPH
Discussant:
Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN FAAN

2:30pm
Meeting PA Recommendations: Generalizability of Dog Walking Programs for Communities
Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN FAAN
     
2:50pm
Dog-walking and sense of community in neighborhoods: Insights for promoting regular physical activity in older adults
Ann Toohey, BA, MSc, Gavin McCormack, BSc, MSc, PhD (Public Health), Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, DrPH/PhD, Cindy Adams, MSW, PhD and Melanie Rock, RSW, PhD (Anthropology)
     
  
3:10pm
Psychosocial and environmental correlates of dog walking
Elizabeth (Libby) Richards, PhD, RN, CHES, Meghan McDonough, PhD, Nancy Edwards, PhD, RN, Roseann Lyle, PhD and Philip J. Troped, PhD MS
     
3:30pm
Paws to Consider: The Relationship Between Dog Walking and Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines
Jacqueline Epping, MEd
     

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

Organized by: Veterinary Public Health
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Physical Activity

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

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