141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

4107.0
Obesity Prevention Research in Early Childhood

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will address topics such as: maternal and neonatal nutrition; policies and programs that support breastfeeding; infant feeding; Education and policies addressing nutrition and physical activity in child care settings; Innovative approaches to reaching families with young children; Evaluation/measurement strategies; etc.
Moderator:
Katie Kavanaugh, PhD, RD, LDN

10:30am
Impact of the institute of medicine's recommendations to the child and adult care food program on preschoolers' intake   
Meghan O'Connell, MPH, Danielle Correia, MPH and Kathryn E. Henderson, PhD
     
10:50am
Factors associated with parent's failure to perceive that their child is overweight or obese   
Wendy Bader, Student: M.S. in Human Nutrition, Kristen Lloyd, MPH, Noe C. Crespo, PhD, MPH, MS and Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, PhD, RD
     
11:10am
Uncovering early childhood feeding strategies for health promotion and obesity prevention   
Lisa Aponte-Soto, MHA
     
11:30am
Barriers and supports to implementing a nutrition and physical activity intervention in child care: Director's perspectives   
Rodney Lyn, PhD, MS
     

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

Organized by: Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by: Maternal and Child Health, School Health Education and Services, Men's Health Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Food and Nutrition