5037.1 Obesity Among African American Children Creating Healthy Schools, Homes and Communities

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Moderator:

8:30am
Household social position, socio-cultural orientation and diabetes risk in obese African-American youth
Rebecca Hasson, PhD, Rian Hasson, MD, Tanja Adam, PhD, Jay Pearson, PhD, MPH, Jaimie Davis, PhD, Donna Spruijt-Metz and Michael Goran, PhD
9:10am
Healthy Change in Your Community Challenge with African American Youth Aged 7-13
Shauntic Allen, MA, Lisle Hites, PhD and Lawrence Cooper, MS

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

Organized by: Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by: Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, Public Health Nursing, Men's Health Caucus, Community Health Planning and Policy Development

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