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

2046.0
Exploring Influential Policies and Practices to Promote Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Health

Sunday, November 1, 2015: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Poster
Moderator:
Patricia Talbert

Board 1
Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Females and its Correlation with Fetal Mortality in Rural Areas of Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan   
Saira Baig, M.Phil Environmental Sciences, B.Ed Education and B.Sc (Hons) Biological Sciences
Board 2
Risk Assessment of Aluminum Exposure and Neurotoxicity Due to Infant Vaccinations   
Erin Dunn, BA, MD/MPH Candidate and Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH
Board 3
Reducing maternal mortality in Afghanistan: A pilot study of midwives and mothers   
Ali Naim, MPH, Robert Feldman, Ph.D., FAAHB and Robin Sawyer, PhD
Board 4
Parenting Behaviors: Impact of Parenting Behaviors on Recent Alcohol Use Among African American Students   
Barbara Okuley
Board 5
Factors to consider when developing health promotion activities and policies influencing the health and nutrition of youth in school-based settings   
Ghaffar Hurtado, PhD, Abby Gold, PhD, MPH, RD, Kelly Kunkel, MS, MCHES, Mary Schroeder, MPH, RD, LD, Hyunjun Kim, Sue Sing Lim and Kristina Alviz, MA
Board 6
Implementing Nutrition Policies in High-risk Schools: What are the barriers to success and lessons learned?   
Michelle Mitchell, MSocSc, Troy Fullmer, Rebecca Drewette-Card, MSPH and Kristen Jozkowski, PhD
  
Board 7
Afterschool Soccer Fitness and Nutrition Program in Four Cities Improves BMI Percentile, Waist Circumference, and Fitness Levels in Participants Compared to Nonparticipants   
Danielle Hollar, PhD, MHA, MS, Zach Riggle and Weidan Zhou, MS
Board 8
Lessons Learned from the implementation of a Walking School Bus Program in Urban Maine   
Rebecca Drewette-Card, MSPH, Troy Fullmer, Michelle Mitchell, MSocSc and Ashley Tetreault, MBA
  
Board 9
Money talks: Worksites as potential transformative environments for adolescent health   
Miranda Iverson Hill, MPH, Jessica Legge Muilenburg, PhD and Natasha Herbert, MPH, CHES
Board 10
Comparison of Baseline Characteristics between Adolescents Recruited in Community versus Clinical Sites in a Pilot Diabetes Prevention Study   
Nita Vangeepuram, MD, MPH, Kenya Townsend, BS, LaTanya Phelps-Waldropt, PhD, Guedy Arniella, LCSW and Carol R. Horowitz, MD, MPH

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

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, Community Health Planning and Policy Development

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