2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Online Program

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Increasing Physical Activity: There's an App for That!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Assessing the value of technology use for physical activity
Moderator:
Brit I. Saksvig, PhD, MHS

8:30am
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on the Sedentary Behavior of Adults   
Kerem Shuval, Ph.D., Darla Kendzor, PhD, Kelley Gabriel, MS PhD, Michael Businelle, PhD, Ping Ma, PhD, Robin High, MS, Erica Cuate, Insiya Poonawalla, Debra Rios, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., R.D. and David Wetter, PhD
8:50am
Impact of Activity Trackers on Increasing Physical Activity   
Ralph Turner, Ph.D. and John Barron, Pharm D.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:10am
Fitness of Apps: An Examination of Mobile Fitness App Usage over Five Months   
Lynn Herrmann, PhD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:30am
Gamification of Physical Activity: A Tool to Change the Culture of Sedentary Lifestyle   
Benjamin Lee, Fatima Barnes, EDD, MPH, MSIS and Stephanie McClure, MD. FACP

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

Organized by: Physical Activity
Endorsed by: Food and Nutrition, Public Health Education and Health Promotion

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