2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Promoting Healthy Minds and Bodies through Traditional, Integrative and Complementary Health Practices

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Moderators:
Elizabeth Sommers, PhD, MPH, LAc and Jennifer L. Magnabosco, PhD

10:30am
Reflections on Two Art Making Workshops for Health Professionals Using Visual Art Materials as Self-Care Tools to Achieve and Maintain Wellness   
Ginny O'Brien, MFA, MA, BSN, RN and Caryn Sobieski-VanDelinder, BFA, EdM
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:45am
Can mindfulness-based approaches reduce racial/ethnic differences in weight loss interventions?   
Rhianon Liu, MA, Jennifer Daubenmier, PhD, Patricia Moran, PhD, Michael Acree, PhD, Elissa Epel, PhD, Frederick Hecht, MD and Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
11:00am
Acupuncture and relaxation response: Synergies and mechanism for promoting quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS   
Bei-Hung Chang, ScD and Elizabeth Sommers, PhD, MPH, LAc
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:15am
Improving health through mind-body practices: Veterans' experiences of yoga and qigong in VA   
Rendelle E. Bolton, MPH, MSW, MA, Jeffrey Solomon, PhD, Gemmae M. Fix, PhD, A. Rani Elwy, PhD, Carol VanDeusen Lukas, EdD and Barbara G. Bokhour, PhD
11:30am
Effects of yoga on anxiety with low-income mentally ill adults   
Jodi Constantine Brown, MSW, PhD
11:45am
Stress reduction with Tai Chi for Elderly Latino Immigrants with Diabetes   
Shikhi Bhansari and Amparo Castillo, MD, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Integrative, Complementary and Traditional Health Practices
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Chiropractic Health Care, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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