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Session: Industrial, Social and Environmental Contributions to a National Epidemic of Obesity
4189.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Industrial, Social and Environmental Contributions to a National Epidemic of Obesity
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Organizer(s):Justin Odulana, PhD
Moderator(s):Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH
2:30 PMSocial context of racial differences in attitudes and behaviors related to obesity and weight management  [ Recorded presentation ]
David Moore, PhD, Harvey Hartman, BS, Laurie Demeritt, MBA, Michelle Barry, PhD, Jarrett Paschel, PhD, James Richardson, PhD
2:45 PMCultural, Social, and Environmental Factors that Impact Food Choices, Dietary Intake, and Nutrition-Related Attitudes Among African Americans
Delores C.S. James, PhD, RD, LD
3:00 PMStress and overeating in African-Americans: A comparitive study on the influence of stress on overeating behaviors  [ Recorded presentation ]
Jamillah T.M. Berry, MSW, Roni M. Glover, MSW
3:15 PMObesity risk, dieting, and protective eating behaviors among Black/African American middle and high school students living San Bernardino, California  [ Recorded presentation ]
Carolyn A. Corder, MS, RD, Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, MPH, Patti Herring, PhD, RN, Ella Haddad, DrPH, RD, Mark Ghamsary, MS, PhD
3:30 PMHealthy hearts in housing project: Computer assisted modeling as a means to monitor and evaluate outcomes of environmental interventions
LeeRoy Bronner, PhD, Yvonne L. Bronner, ScD, RD, Carol Bryant Payne, RN, MSN, Samuel Little, PhD, Robinson Fulwood, PhD, MSPH, Lenee N. Simon, MPH, Michael B. Ahmadi, MPH, CHES, Reyma Woolford, MSW, Dennis McRae, Juanita Greene, Shaquana Divers, MHA, Odessma Dalrymple, BS
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Food and Nutrition; Health Administration; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA