141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Body Weight Perception and the Reality of Health Risk

Monday, November 4, 2013: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Oral

8:30am

What is ‘normal'? discrepancies between BMI classification vs. perceived weight status in social context
Tiho Enev, PhD

8:50am

“I am not obese just a little fat” understanding the way in which culture affects how health risks are perceived among a population of rural African americans: Results from a faith-based community-engaged health promotion intervention
Maghboeba Mosavel, PhD and Michelle Laws, MA, PhD student

9:10am

African American male HBCU students more likely perceive overweight and obese pulver body images as ‘ ideal' and ‘healthy'
Sherine Brown, PhD, Mian B. Hossain, PhD and Yvonne L. Bronner, ScD

9:30am

Health promotion programs and healthy lifestyle: Black males perspectives
Matthew Asare, PhD

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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, Black Caucus of Health Workers

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