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Food policy approaches to improve health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: Define food policy approaches to improving health.
Moderators:
Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS and Alissa Wassung, BA, AAS

4:30pm
Local-level program planning for health marketing campaigns should be coupled to food environment interventions, as population sodium knowledge and choosing healthy foods remain low in residents of Los Angeles County, California
Patricia L. Cummings, MPH, Nicolle Rueras, MPH, Rachel Adams, MPH and Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
4:50pm
Competitive beverage availability in Boston Public Schools after implementation of a comprehensive, district-wide nutrition policy
Rebecca Mozaffarian, MS MPH, Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD, Erica L. Kenney, ScD MPH, Jill E. Carter, EdM MA, M. Caitlin Westfall Howe, MS MPH, Jennifer Reiner, BA and Angie L. Cradock, ScD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
5:10pm
Prevalence of menu-labeling usage among adults in 18 states – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012
Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, PhD, MS, LD, Sohyun Park, PhD, MS, Liping Pan, MD, MPH, Gayathri Kumar, MD, Leah Michele Maynard, PhD and Heidi M. Blanck, PhD
5:30pm
Projected healthcare costs of obesity and anticipated return on investment in environmental obesity prevention efforts
Holly Figueroa, MSW, Christine Totura, PhD and Danielle Robbins, Ph.D.

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

Organized by: Food and Nutrition

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

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