142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Exploring associations between dietary outcomes and food accessibility

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: Evaluate associations between dietary outcomes and food accessibility.
Moderators:
Caitlin Eicher Caspi, Sc.D and Marsha Spence, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN

10:30am
Easier access to healthy foods contributes to greater improvements in dietary quality among adults with metabolic syndrome following dietary interventions
Nicole Wedick, PhD, Yunsheng Ma, PhD, Barbara Olendzki, RD, MPH, Elizabeth Procter-Gray, PhD, Ira Ockene, MD, Sherry Pagoto, PhD, Thomas Land, PhD and Wenjun Li, PhD
10:50am
Evaluation of the California FreshWorks Fund Initiative: Are stores providing healthier food?
Sallie Yoshida, DrPH, RD, Allison Karpyn, PhD, Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, Mariah Lafleur, MPH, Morgan Jones, MPH and Soledad Drago-Ferguson, MPH
11:10am
Association between food desert census tract residence and dietary patterns in the REGARDS cohort study
Sindhu Lakkur, PhD, Suzanne Judd, PhD, James Shikany, DrPH, Orlando Gutierrez, MD, Monika Safford, MD and Virginia Howard, PhD
11:30am
Community differences in availability of prepared, ready-to-eat foods in U.S. food stores
Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, FAAN, Lisa Powell, PhD, Leah Rimkus, MPH, RD, Dianne C. Barker, MHS, Zeynep Isgor, MA and Frank J. Chaloupka, PhD

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Organized by: Food and Nutrition

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

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