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Health, prevention, and wellness

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
This session on health, prevention, and wellness covers a wide range of topics including: weight loss, , osteoporosis, dementia, and neuropathic pain in arthritis. We end the session with a discussion of an approach to intradepartmental team-building in achieving health goals.
Session Objectives: Compare a modern "Paleo" diet with other healthy diets in regards to its efficacy for weight loss in overweight/obese individuals. Describe the effect of neuropathic pain on quality of life outcomes in women with arthritis. Identify pain catastrophizing in different types of pain in women with arthritis. Identify one way to develop an osteoporosis prevention program in the workplace. Describe student perceptions related to an interdisciplinary approach to education on the topic of dementia. Describe an approach to intradepartmental team-building for achieving health goals.
Organizers:
Darcy Vavrek, ND, MS and Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC
Moderator:
Dana Madigan, DC, MPH

12:30pm
A review of the modern “Paleo” diet: Effectiveness for weight loss
Jason Young, MS, DC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
12:45pm
Strong bones for a healthy life: Study design for development of a community osteoporosis prevention program in a chiropractic educational clinic
Kenice Grand, D.C., DACBN, CCWS and Stephen Grand, D.C., M.S., DACBN, CCWS
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:00pm
Assessing student knowledge about dementia in the chiropractic college setting: Three student cohorts receiving interdisciplinary training
Lisa Killinger, DC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:15pm
Participation and compliance in an employee-initiated health challenge
Roger Hynes, D.C., Alana Callender, Ed.D. and Rachelle Hynes, D.C.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:30pm
How neuropathic pain affects quality of life in women with arthritis
Katie de Luca, B App Sci, M Chiro, PhD (Cand.), Lynne Parkinson, Julie Byles, Henry Pollard and Fiona Blyth
1:45pm
How catastrophic different types of pain are in women with arthritis
Katie de Luca, B App Sci, M Chiro, PhD (Cand.), Lynne Parkinson, Julie Byles, Henry Pollard, Fiona Blyth and Aron Downie
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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Organized by: Chiropractic Health Care
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health, Public Health Nursing, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

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