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Title: APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

Author:

Section/SPIG: Food and Nutrition

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2003 APHA San Francisco Charlene Sanders (Food and Nutrition Section) and Deborah Sica (The Wine Institute)
We hope you are making plans to attend the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. from Nov. 6-10, 2004. We have planned an exciting program with presentations and posters on timely topics. Sessions include:

Oral Sessions
  • Addressing Disparities in Nutrition and Physical Activity through Environmental Change
  • Food Marketing and Advertising Aimed at Children and Adolescents
  • Unraveling the Mystery of Overweight and Obesity Related Costs
  • Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • CDC’s Obesity Prevention Program: National and State Strategies
  • Environmental Factors and the Obesity Crisis
  • Environmental Strategies to Address Obesity
  • Faith-Based Initiatives to Support Behavior Change
  • Food Insecurity: Access, Federal Food Program Participation and Health
  • Health Communication Strategies to Prevent Obesity and Chronic Diseases
  • Influencing Policy on Nutrition and Physical Activity Issues
  • Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: What’s New
  • School Environment: Changing Food and Physical Activity Choices
  • Spotlight on the Youth Obesity Epidemic
  • Surveillance and Survey Data: Implications for Prevention, Programs and Policy
  • Using Community-Based Research to Improve the Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment


Poster Sessions
Food and Nutrition Poster I: The Obesigenic Environment
Food and Nutrition Poster II: Childhood Overweight
Food and Nutrition Poster III: Adult and Elder Nutrition Issues
Food and Nutrition Poster IV: Current Topics in Nutrition

Awards
FNS Awards Reception, Sunday, Nov. 7, 6:30-8:30
Agnes Higgins Award Lecture and Reception, Monday, Nov. 8, 6:30-8:30

FNS Business Meeting
We invite all section members to attend the FNS business meeting on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 2:00 – 3:30 at the Renaissance Hotel to learn about section activities, future plans and to share your ideas.

Reported by: Barbara Polhamus

For a detailed version of the program, click on the link below:
fnprogram2004.doc