2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Online Program

5069.0
Understanding the Power of Perception on Physical Activity Participation

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Explain how perception affects physical activities within communities
Moderator:
Zenong Yin, PhD

8:30am
Local assets and barriers to making active living supportive decisions: A qualitative study investigating city leaders' perspectives   
Jamie Dunnington, MPH and Marshall Cheney, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
8:50am
Perceptions of the neighborhood environment as mediators and depression as a moderator of the association between observed neighborhood environment and walking among urban-dwelling adults   
Stephanie L. Orstad, PhD Candidate, Meghan H. McDonough, Ph.D., David B. Klenosky, PhD, Marifran Mattson, PhD and Philip J. Troped, PhD MS
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:10am
“We need a safe, walkable way to connect our sisters and brothers”: A Qualitative Study of Opportunities and Challenges for Neighborhood Based Physical Activity among Residents of Low-Income African-American Communities   
Stephanie Child, PhD, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Ph.D., Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM, Nancy L. Fleischer, PhD, MPH, Christine E. Blake, PhD, RD, Yvonne Reeder, Sally Wills, MPH and Spencer Moore, PhD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:30am
How do parent perceptions of the neighborhood park environment influence child sedentary behavior and physical inactivity?   
Elizabeth Budd, MPH, J. Aaron Hipp, PhD and Elizabeth A. Dodson, PhD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Physical Activity
Endorsed by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion

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

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