4343.0 Cultural Influence on Healthy Weight Perceptions and Behaviors

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Subhashini Poola, MD, MPH

3:00pm
A thematic overview of African American fathers' perceived influence over their children's health and weight status
Mary Odum, PhD, Matthew Lee Smith, PhD, MPH, CHES and E. Lisako J. McKyer, PhD, MPH
3:15pm
Perception Matters:: Efforts to lose weight among U.S. High School students who are overweight or obese: Findings from the 2009 YRBS data
Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc,MS,MHS,MBA, Michelle Demeule, MS, RD, LDN, Eileen Sousa, MPH Candidate, Elizabeth Getzoff, PhD and Ann O. Scheimann, MD, MBA
3:30pm
An Assessment of Army MOVE! Provider Experiences
Ayanna Robinson, MPH, Sandra Keelin, MS, RD, LD, Theresa K. Jackson, PhD, MPH and Linda Vo, MPH, CHES

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

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Physical Activity, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health

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