142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Pediatric Obesity: Screening, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Sunday, November 16, 2014: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster

Board 1
Primary prevention of violence in high school pupils in Scotland: Evaluation of the Medics Against Violence programme
Anna Gavine, BMSc (Hons), MBChB, PhD, Damien Williams, BSc(Hons), PhD, FRSPH, AFHEA, MBPsS, Dr Christine Goodall, BDS (Hons), BSc (Hons), FHEA, FDS (OS) RCPSGlasg, Hon MFPH, PhD and Prof Peter D. Donnelly, MD MPH MBA FRCP FFPH
Board 2
Direct clinical measures detect significant reductions in body fat in obese adolescent African American females after intensive, culturally-relevant, nutrition and behavioral intervention
Nicole Pelligrino, MPH, Cruz Velasco-Gonzalez, PhD, Jovanny Zabaleta, PhD, John Estrada, MD, Robert Uddo, Rebecca Miller, RD, MPH, Amanda Arguello, MPH, Alexandria Augustus, MPH, Meghan Brown, RD, MPH, Maura Mohler, MPH, Yolanda Powell-Young, PhD, PCNS-BC, CPN, CNE, Kyle Happel, MD, FCCP, Hamid Boulares, PhD, Tung-Sung Tseng, DrPH., M.S., Henry Nuss, PhD, Richard Scribner, MD, MPH and Melinda Sothern, PhD, C.E.P.
Board 4
Physical activity patterns among children with asthma: Results from the 2012 National Youth Fitness Survey
Gergana Kodjebacheva, Ph.D., Shandowyn L. Parker, PhD, MPH and Greg Rybarczyk, PhD
Board 6
Thinking Outside the Pamphlet: An Amazing Story about Joey the Kangaroo Reaching America's Most Vulnerable Children
Jessica Drennan, MSW, Brittney Francis, MPH, Erika Bonilla, Erika Reed-Gross, Rebecca Wolf, Katie Green and Denise Levis, PhD
Board 8
Adapting a Weight Management Program for Children Ages 3-7: Kids N Fitness Jr., A Pilot Study
Megan Lipton-Inga, MA, CCRP, Emily Millen, MPH, Sharon Braun, MS, RD, CDE,, Grace Anaya, B.S. and Steven Mittelman, Ph.D.,/MD
Board 9
Parental Misperception of Children's Obesity in Mississippi
Colleen McKee, MS, Lisa Long, MA, Linda H. Southward, PhD, Benjamin H. Walker, M.S. and John McCown, MS
Board 10

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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: School Health Education and Services