2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

4032.0
Childhood Obesity in Epidemiological Research

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Moderator:
Nico Rizzo, PhD, Med.Dr, M.Sc.

8:30am
Association between family history of high cholesterol and childhood obesity using a longitudinal study of fifth grade Appalachian children   
Amna Umer, BDS, MPH, Candice Hamilton, MPH, Christine Britton, Martha Mullett, Collin John, MD, MPH, William Neal, MD and Christa Lilly, PhD
8:48am
Modeling the Effects of Fetal Growth and Duration of Gestation on Childhood Obesity   
Hyojun Park, MA and Maureen Durkin, PhD, DrPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:06am
First results from a new National Cohort - Investigating Associations between Health Behaviors, Socio-Cultural Context, Obesity and Health Outcomes in School Children   
Nico Rizzo, PhD, Med.Dr, M.Sc., Ahmed Al Abdrabalnabi, MPH, Nasira Burkholder-Cooley, MPH, BFA, Wonha Kim, MD, MPH, CPH, FAAP, Gina Siapco, DrPH and Robert Thomas, EdD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:24am
Gender diversity of boys' social networks is associated with their weight status   
Mark C. Pachucki, PhD, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, BA and Craig Pollack, MD, MHS
9:42am
Early life exposure to behavioral risk factors of obesity and subsequent weight among preschool-aged children in Los Angeles   
Roch Nianogo, MD, MPH, PhD(c), May C. Wang, MA, MPH, DrPH, Aolin Wang, MSc, PhD(c), Tabashir Sadegh-Nobari, MPH, Catherine Crespi, PhD, Shannon E. Whaley, PhD and Onyebuchi Arah, MD, MSc, DSc, MPH, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Epidemiology
Endorsed by: Food and Nutrition, School Health Education and Services, Breastfeeding Forum, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

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