Sugary drink marketing targeted to children, teens and multicultural youth: A continuing challenge for public health initiatives to reduce consumption

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Beverages: Promoting healthy choices

Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Oral

Session Objectives: Formulating methods to increase healthy options, and decrease unhealthy options, in beverage consumption.

Moderators:

Marlene B. Schwartz, PhD and Victor Colman, BA, JD

8:30am

Three communities, three soda tax debates: What can advocates learn from news coverage of recent soda tax proposals?
Pamela Mejia, MPH, MS, Laura Nixon, MPH, Andrew Cheyne, CPhil, Lori Dorfman, DrPH and Fernando Quintero, BA

8:50am

A Media analysis of the NYC sugary beverage portion cap rule
Susan Klitzman, DrPH MPH CPH and Charles Platkin, PhD JD MPH

9:10am

9:30am

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

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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