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Online Program

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Food & Nutrition Student Poster Session

Sunday, November 1, 2015: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Poster
The Food & Nutrition Section values the contributions of its student members. Please join us in celebrating our aspiring scholars as they present their public health research on a multitude of global health and nutrition topics across the lifespan.
Session Objectives: Describe the evidence base for one approach that influences dietary behaviors of a selected audience.

Board 1
Nutrition Policies: School Leadership Makes a Difference   
Margaret Read, MA, Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, MA, LPC, MCHES, NCC, Marlene B. Schwartz, Ph.D., Charles Basch, Ph.D. and Jeannette R. Ickovics, PhD
Board 2
Visualizing “healthy eating” in rural El Salvador through the eyes of children   
Michelle Martin, MS, CHES, Elizabeth Jeitner and Lori Francis, PhD
Board 3
Acculturation and Diet Quality among Mexican American Adults in the U.S.: Findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2008   
YiLin Xu, MPH, Stephanie Broyles, Ph.D., Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, MHS, Richard Scribner, MD, MPH, Stephen Phillippi, PhD, LCSW, CCFC and Tung-Sung Tseng, DrPH., M.S.
Board 4
Measuring the effects of group based cognitive and behavioral intervention among African American in faith based setting   
Shraddha Vyas, MSPH, Samira Khan, MSW, Thomas G. Hurley, MS, Azza Shoaibi, BPharm, MPH, PhD, Susan Steck, PhD, James Hebert, MSPH, ScD and Margaret Hargreaves, PhD
Board 5
Interpersonal influences on the dietary practices of obese adolescent females and their mothers   
Megan Winkler, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPNP-PC, Elizabeth Moore, MSc, BSN, RN and Debra Brandon, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN
Board 6
Farm to Health Center Initiative: Piloting a vegetable distribution at a community health center   
Rachel Erdil, BA, Kathryn Bailey, BA, Elizabeth Rosen, BA, Melanie Gnazzo, M.D. and Blair Robinson, BA
Board 7
Creating healthier school food environments: Format and placement of salad bars affect fruit and vegetable selection   
Lynn Mongkieu Huynh, PhD, MPH, Phyllis Pirie, PhD, Elizabeth Klein, PhD, MPH, Gail Kaye, PhD, RD, LD, LPCC and Roxanne Moore, MS, RD
Board 8
Rural perspectives on family nutrition and physical activity: Results from focus groups with parents of elementary-age children   
Jennifer Jackson, PHD, MS, RD, Deborah H. John, PhD, Katherine Gunter, PhD and Marie Harvey, DrPH, MPH
Board 9
Role of Physicians in Addressing Food Insecurity in Vermont Seniors   
Margaret Seybolt, Joshua Cohen, Reid Feller, Olivia Harris, Lohrasb Sayadi, Alejandro Velez, Amy Yu, Katy Davis, MA, Naomi Fukagawa, MD PhD, Jane Kolodinsky, PhD MBA, Thomas V. Delaney, PhD and Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH

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

Organized by: Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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