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Session: The Impact of Cultural Beliefs on Nutrition
4333.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Oral
The Impact of Cultural Beliefs on Nutrition
This session will focus on community-level nutrition programs implemented in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, examining research methods, interventions and successes and challenges of these programs.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 1) compare the relative merits of qualitative and quantitative methods in assessing dietary habits in resource-poor settings; 2) identify cultural factors influencing health social practices; 3) articulate the procedure for assessing nutritional-related health status of children of “hard to reach” tribes people; 4) develop intervening educational plans for impacting children. This session will focus on community-level nutrition programs implemented in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, examining research methods, interventions and successes and challenges of these programs.
Moderator(s):Rachel Nugent, PhD
8:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
8:35 PMNutrient supply in complementary feeding programs for low-income children in Bogota, Colombia  [ Recorded presentation ]
Patricia Heredia Vargas, Bs, Sara Del Castillo Matamoros, Msc, Martha Borda Torres, Bs, Luz Mery Vargas Gómez, Bs, Gabriel Carrasquilla, Md Dr Ph
8:50 PMRethinking cultural aspects from nutritional patterns in relationship  [ Recorded presentation ]
Roberto Suarez, PHD, Catalina Gonzalez, MA
9:05 PMAssessment of dietary beliefs and intake in Nampula Province, Mozambique  [ Recorded presentation ]
Rebecca Warne Peters, MPH, Daniel W. Sellen
9:20 PMChildren’s Health Status and Parents’ Food-related Behaviors: The Qashqa'i Tribespeople of Iran
Mousa Salehi, BS, MS, Mohammad Shahbazi, PhD, MPH, CHES, SM Kimiagar, PhD
9:35 PMDiscussion
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Food and Nutrition; Public Health Education and Health Promotion
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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