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4278.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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The prevalence of obesity is at an alarming level among children and adults. An understanding of the factors that contribute to obesity and how providers, health professionals, and school-based interventions can help to minimize this threat to good health. | |||
Learning Objectives: Identification of techniques and processes for educating individuals about obesity and how to prevent the health risks associated with it. | |||
Brenda A. Leath, MHSA | |||
Weight Management-Be In Charge!sm Program for Children and Adolescents: Evaluation of Interventions Nancy Wongvipat, MPH | |||
Building capacity to address pediatric obesity in communities of color Brenda A. Leath, MHSA | |||
Northeast school gets fit Johnnie A. Lee, MD, MPH, FACP, Lorraine Olson, RN | |||
Adolescent obesity: Population-based data from California teens and their parents Susan A. Holtby, MPH, Elaine G. Zahnd, PhD | |||
Effect of provider characteristics on communication between provider and patient in an obese African American male population Green Ekadi, PhD, William N. Washington, DPA, MPH, CK Chen, EdD, Flora Ukoli, MSBS, DPH, Edwin Everett, BS | |||
Issues in recognizing and treating childhood overweight: Physicians report Elizabeth L. McGarvey, EdD, Mena Forrester, MS, RD, Cindy Shufflebarger, MPH, RD, H.J. Carretta, ABD MPH, Adrienne Keller, PhD | |||
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
Organized by: | Health Administration | ||
Endorsed by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Food and Nutrition; Maternal and Child Health; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||
CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing |