BUSINESS MEETINGS
October 25, 2008
2:00 PM-5:00 PM 118.0 Food and Nutrition Section Business Meeting, SDCC, Meeting Room 15B
Sunday, October 26, 2008
1:00 PM-4:00 PM 227.1 Physical Activity Special Primary Interest Group
Leadership and Business Meeting
2:00 PM-5:00 PM 251.0 Food and Nutrition Section Business Meeting, SDCC, Meeting Room 11A
6:30 PM-8:30 PM 295.0 Food and Nutrition Section Awards Reception, SDCC, Meeting Room 4
Monday, October 27, 2008
7:00 AM-8:00 AM 314.0 Food and Nutrition Section Program Planning Meeting, SDCC, Meeting Room 7A
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
Sunday, October 26, 2008
6:30 PM-8:30 PM 295.0 Food and Nutrition Section Awards Reception, SDCC, Meeting Room 4
Monday, October 27, 2008
6:30-8:30 PM March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award Reception, San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, Marriott Hall Salon 4
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
6:30-8:00 PM Environmental Health and FNS Sections: Sowing Common Seeds in Food, Nutrition, Agriculture and the Environment, San Diego Wine & Culinary Center, 200 Harbor Drive, San Diego, SPACE LIMITED: RSVP to kstillerman@ucsusa.org
SECTION SESSIONS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
3032.0 Local Food Movement in Schools: Making Farm to School Feasible
(Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections)
Introducing local food to the school cafeteria and creating educational linkages is an exciting trend that is finding adherents across the U.S. To be sure, some geographic locales will find the concept more limiting and challenging, but best practices are emerging across the educational spectrum from K through university. This session will look at best practices, policy frameworks, educational strategies and 'corner store' access to healthier and local food for children in elementary schools.
Moderator: Lynn Fredericks
8:30 AM 3032.0 Farm to School Across the Nation: Policy Developments Mel Stephen Rader
8:45 AM 3032.0 Promoting comprehensive changes to the school food and learning environment: Berkeley's School Lunch Initiative Suzanne M. Rauzon, Natalie Studer, Anna Charlene Martin, Launa Craig, Deniz Kursunoglu, Caitlin Merlo, Pat Crawford, May-Choo Wang
9:00 AM 3032.0 Farm to school: Perspectives of school food service professionals Betty Tomoko Izumi, Katherine Alaimo, Michael W. Hamm
9:15 AM 3032.0 Program and policy efforts to improve access to healthy food Rajni Banthia, Rebecca Flournoy, Mary Lee
9:30 AM 3032.0 Farm to school across the nation: What do we know about potential impacts? Anupama Joshi, Amy E. Paxton, Phyllis L. Fleming, Alice Ammerman
3033.0 Environmental Influences that Aid in Overweight Adult Prevention
(Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections)
This session provides evidence that obesity is increased when produce and other healthful foods are not readily available in communities, and suggests approaches that communities can take to improve access to fruits, vegetables and other healthful foods, to prevent increased adult obesity.
Moderator: Susan R. Kayman, DrPH, RD
8:30 AM 3033.0 Reach, utilization and health benefits of farmers' markets in the South Bronx Philip M. Alberti, Erum K. Hadi, Amarilis Cespedes, Victoria E. Grimshaw, Jane F. Bedell
8:45 AM 3033.0 Access to healthy foods through partnerships with local corner stores Stevan Pollard and Amita Toprani
9:00 AM 3033.0 Neighborhood Food Environment, Dietary Intake, and Body Mass Index among the Adult Population in California Roland Sturm, Khoa Truong, Meenakshi M. Fernandes
9:15 AM 3033.0 Local food environment associated with diet and obesity among California adults Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown
9:30 AM 3033.0 Attacking the Obesity Epidemic at the Community Level—The Missouri Foundation for Health's Healthy & Active Communities Initiative Judith R. Gonzalez, Julie K. Humphrey
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
3121.0 School Food Policies: Innovations and Enforcement Outcomes
(Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections)
In recent years mandated school wellness policies have been implemented in local school districts across the nation. In addition many states have enacted legislation that limits the sale of low-nutritive quality foods on school campuses. This session will focus on evaluation of school food policy and legislative outcomes and innovative strategies to engage key stakeholders in school wellness and food policy activities.
Moderator: Marsha Spence, PhD, MS-MPH, RD
10:30 AM 3121.0Partners in Children's Health: Engaging Parents in School Wellness Policies Peggy Agron, Victoria Berends, Nestor Martinez Martinez, Katherine Hawksworth, Grace Huppert, Cyndi Guerra-Walter
10:45 AM 3121.0Impact of school policy on risk factors for youth obesity Myde Boles, Julia Dilley, Clyde Dent, Susan Richardson, Donna Johnson, Susan Duncan
11:00 AM 3121.0Association between school nutrition policies and food and beverages offerings in low-income Michigan middle schools Jennifer Fay Mosack, Katherine Alaimo, Richard Miles, Nick Drzal, Shannon Carney, Diane Golzynski, Deb Bailey, Deanne Kelleher
11:15 AM 3121.0Decision support tool for implementing school food policy Christopher Jarosz, Joyce Nakashima
11:30 AM 3121.0Environmental nutrition policy in school settings: The public debate Elena O. Lingas, Lori Dorfman
3122.0 Promoting Nutrition Among Vulnerable Populations
This session will address food and nutrition issues for three vulnerable populations, older adults, school children, and low income families. Two papers will examine dietary intake changes and programmatic issues for older adults. Research describing physical activity and nutrition attitudes among middle school children in California along with an examination of Child Nutrition Reauthorization policy issues will be presented. A final paper will present price comparison methods for fruits and vegetables and price barrier implications in low income families.
Moderator: Noel Chávez, PhD, RD
10:30 AM 3122.0 Treatment Efficacy for Pediatric Obesity and Ethnic Disparities Danusia Nedilskyj, Jamie Pivonka-Jones, Kiti Freier Randall, Kim Y. Hamai
10:45 AM 3122.0 Diet Quality of Older Americans in 1994-1996 and 2001-2002 as Measured by the Healthy Eating Index-2005 WenYen Juan, Patricia M. Guenther, Phillip S. Kott
11:00 AM 3122.0 Effects of the Healthy Eating, Active Communities (HEAC) project in California on the nutrition and physical activity attitudes and behaviors of 7th and 9th grade students Wendi Gosliner, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Sarah Samuels, Pat Crawford
11:15 AM 3122.0 Child nutrition reauthorization 2009: Strengthening key public health nutrition programs Margo G. Wootan, Lorelei DiSogra, Laurie True
11:30 AM 3122.0 A lot on their plate: Senior nutrition programs Liz Schwarte, Maria Boyle, Lisa Craypo, Krista Stiffler, Sarah Samuels, Bina Patel
11:45 AM 3122.0 Methods to compare fruit and vegetable prices in low-income neighborhood stores with county level retail scanner data Alyssa Ghirardelli, Valerie Quinn, Ellen Feighery, Sharon Sugerman
12:30 PM-1:30 PM – POSTER SESSIONS
3166.0 Physical Activity Promotion Across The Social-Ecological Model
3167.0 Identifying Solutions in Managing Adult and Child Overweight and Obesity
3168.0 Diverse Public Health Challenges in Food and Nutrition: What is Being Done?
3169.0 Addressing the Food and Nutrition Challenges of Women, Infants, and Children
3179.0 Improving pregnancy outcomes: Public Health without Borders (Maternal & Child Health)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
3217.0 Is Obesity a Matter of Personal Responsibility?
The dominant thinking about obesity is that it is a matter of personal responsibility and self control, and that people could prevent obesity or lose weight if they were motivated enough. This symposium examines and challenges these basic assumptions about obesity from different viewpoints. Dr. Cohen will present findings from neurophysiology and neuropsychology including evidence on automatic behaviors. Dr. Sturm will present perspectives on obesity and choice from an economist’s viewpoint, and Dr. Farley will provide the perspective of the public health practitioner and necessary directions for obesity prevention and control. Finally, Dr. Wansink will discuss the policy implications of these papers.
Moderator: Barbara A. Laraia, PhD, MPH, RD
Discussant: Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH
12:30 PM 3217.0 Pathways to Obesity: Below Awareness and Beyond Individual Control Deborah Cohen
1:00 PM 3217.0 Integrating the Economic and Public Health Views of Obesity Roland Sturm
1:15 PM 3217.0 Policy Options for Reducing Energy Consumption Through Environmental Change Thomas Farley
1:30 PM 3217.0 Can People Control Mindless Eating Over the Long term? Brian Wansink
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
3318.0 Promoting Physical Activity Through Environmental and Policy Change
Evidence supports the use of multi-level interventions to address major public health issues. Physical inactivity is the second leading cause of actual death in the US, and effective environmental and policy strategies are sorely needed to supplement efforts targeting individuals to increase population levels of physical activity. This session will feature lessons learned from a variety of projects and present information that practitioners can use to determine which environmental and policy approaches best suit their communities.
Moderator: Sarah Samuels, DrPH
2:30 PM A model for campus partnerships for better health Deirdra A. Murphy and Cynthia M. Ferrara
2:48 PM Creating physical activity opportunities in after school programs: Findings from the after school physical activity environmental assessment in the Healthy Eating Active Communities (HEAC) program Liz Schwarte, Brian Cole, Sallie C. Yoshida, Arnell Hinkle, Krista Stiffler, Sarah Stone-Francisco, Sarah Samuels
3:06 PM Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool: A tool for promoting physical activity through organizational practice and policy change Linda M. Shak, Carol Chao, Sam Davidson, Sana Chehimi, Manal Aboelata and Leslie Mikkelsen
3:24 PM Using Parks to Bridge Diverse Communities and Enhance Health: California's Experience Lisa Cirill, Nina Gordon, Ray Murray and David Holland
3:42 PM Health for Oakland, Its People and Environment (HOPE) Collaborative's participatory action research and planning process Henry Herrera, Mia Luluquisen, Kimi Watkins-Tartt, Suzan Bateson, Allison Pratt, Navina Khanna and Alisa Dodge
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
3409.0 Breastfeeding: Understanding the Challenges of Initiation and Duration
There continues to be many challenges impacting the realization of the HP 2010 goals for breastfeeding initiation (goal is 75% in the early postpartum period) and duration (goal is 50% at 6 months and 25% at year of age). These challenges include the level of breastfeeding knowledege of health care providers and their ability to assist prenatal and postpartum women. The impact of race, ethnicity, acculturation, educational level, income level and employment status on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding continues to be analyzed. This session will allow the participant to learn about these issues impacting the initiation and duration of breastfeeding.
4:30 PM Hospital Education in Lactation Practices (Project HELP): Does clinician education affect breastfeeding initiation and exclusivity in the hospital? Xena Grossman, Jana Chaudhuri, Jessica Abrams, Kimberly Niles Newton, Patricia Francisco, Lori B. Feldman-Winter, Barbara Philipp and Anne Merewood
4:50 PM Evaluating the feasibility of using single-user electric breast pumps to increase breastfeeding duration rates for WIC participants Alena M. Clark and Jennifer Dellaport
5:10 PM Acculturation, Education and Breastfeeding Duration Along the US-Mexico Border Kari White, Sarah McKinnon and Joseph Potter
5:30 PM Relationship between income distribution and breastfeeding initiation rates in a “Low Income” population: A 3-year comparative analysis Joy P. Nanda, Marycatherine Augustyn, Susan M. Gross, Amy Resnik, Caitlin Cross-Barnet, Linda Kelly, David M. Paige
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
324.2 Physical Activity Special Primary Interest Group Reception
6:30 PM-8:30 PM3438.0 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award Lecture and Reception - 2008 Recipient: Susan Carlson
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
4027.0 Strategies for Promoting Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity in Childcare Centers
The purpose of this session is to examine existing nutrition practices at various child care facilities and to explore strategies that can be used to improve the nutrition and physical activity environment in the child care setting. Barriers to offering healthy foods and beverages in child care settings will also be addressed. Because child care settings provide an opportunity to influence children’s eating and health, the identification of effective policy recommendations to improve the nutrition and feeding environment is of great importance.
Moderator: Rachel A. Fisher, MPH, MS, RD
8:30 AM Nutrition and physical activity environments in Los Angeles County child care: The current landscape and opportunities for policy change Shannon E. Whaley, Nelly M. Mallo, Pilar C. Abascal, Kenneth Hecht, Paula James, Lorrene Ritchie
8:45 AM Role of child care settings in promoting healthy eating and physical activity: What are the current challenges and opportunities? Lorrene Ritchie, Maria Boyle, Sarah Samuels, Pat Crawford, Shannon Whaley, Kenneth Hecht, Pilar Abascal
9:00 AM Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Preschool Children Kendra E. Witt, Carolyn Dunn
9:15 AM What and how are we feeding our kids? The Connecticut childcare nutrition landscape Jennifer L. Falbe, Kathryn E. Henderson, Erica L. Kenney, Marlene B. Schwartz
9:30 AM Nutrition policies and practices of New York City daycare centers Temitope Erinosho, L. Beth Dixon
4028.0 State and Local Approaches to Child Obesity Prevention
The purpose of this session is to explore what is being done at the state and local level in regards to childhood obesity. Identifying state and local approaches will lead to an understanding of both the barriers encountered and strategies used by schools and those in the community setting. Exploring multiple ways to respond to childhood obesity across a variety of contexts (schools and communities) is relevant to a wide range of practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
Moderator: Deirdra Chester, PhD, RD, LD/N
8:30 AM Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods in Schools – Are We There Yet? Tracy A. Fox, Terry O'Toole, Margo G. Wootan, Lynn Parker
8:45 AM Food and Beverage Environment in Neighborhood Stores: Baseline Findings from the Healthy Eating Active Communities Program (HEAC) Lisa Craypo, Sarah E. Clark, Jennifer Poirier, Sally J. Lawrence, Sarah Samuels
9:00 AM Reliability of Height and Weight Measurements Taken by Physical Education Teachers for a School-based BMI Surveillance System Stephanie Shapiro Berkson, Janice A. Espinola, Katherine Corso, Howard Cabral, Robert McGowan, Virginia Chomitz
9:15 AM Process evaluation measures of experiential foods program for elementary schoolchildren Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, Anne Hanika-Ortiz, Ann Diker, Lynn Walters, Jane Stacey, Barbara Lohse
9:30 AM Evaluating legislation to increase fruits and vegetables in the School Breakfast Program Gail Woodward-Lopez, Jennifer Tujague, Suneeta Godbole, Karen Webb, Wendi Gosliner, Pat Crawford
9:45 AM Capturing the impact of food and beverage standards in California high schools Jennifer Shaw, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Janice Kao, Pat Crawford
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
4090.0 Combating the Public Health Challenge of Physical Inactivity: What's In Our Arsenal and What Is Not
This session will include information pertaining to the development of the first-ever US national physical activity guidelines and national physical activity plan. These government-sanctioned endeavors will further position physical activity as a primary weapon in the battle against chronic disease. In addition, the Community Guide to Preventive Services' recommendations for effective population-based interventions based on the available science-to-date will be presented. These three products will guide public health professionals and their many partners over the next several years in devising effective strategies to promote physical activity across multiple levels of the spectrum of intervention.
Moderator: Steven P. Hooker, PhD
Discussants: Penelope Royall, Jacqueline N. Epping, MEd and Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH
4091.0 Addressing Child Overweight in Early Childhood Settings
Moderator: Ann Ferris, PhD, RD
10:30 AM Testing an innovative video intervention to prevent early childhood obesity Terry J. Rosenberg, Roberta Scheinmann, Mary Ann Chiasson
10:45 AM Modifying and extending Fit WIC materials to start obesity prevention in infancy: The WIC Baby Behavior Study M. Jane Heinig, Jennifer Leigh Bañuelos, Jacqueline Kampp, Jennifer Goldbronn, Luz Elvia Vera Becerra
11:00 AM Target Audience input and integration of social marketing elements in the design of a physical activity program for preschoolers Laura Bellows, Jennifer Anderson, Patricia Davies, Catherine Kennedy
11:15 AM Healthy and Active Before 5: Developing a Comprehensive Action Plan to Reduce Early Childhood Obesity Diane Dooley, Sana Chehimi, Carol Chao, Charlotte Dickson
11:30 AM Strategizing for early childhood obesity prevention: Reversing the epidemic in Santa Clara County, California Krista Stiffler, Lisa Craypo, Joanne Seavey-Hultquist, Michele Wexler, Sally J. Lawrence, Sarah Samuels
4092.0 Food Security: Strategies to Improve Its Impact on Diverse Populations
The purpose of this session is to explore food security in diverse populations. Identifying these relationships from a variety of perspectives is important to gain a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators as it relates to food security by adults in real world settings. Exploring food security in diverse populations is relevant to a wide range of practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
Moderator: Deirdra Chester, PhD, RD, LD/N
10:30 AM Food Security, Obesity and Generational Status Among Latinas in California Meenakshi Fernandes, Tamara Dubowitz, Roland Sturm
10:50 AM Household food insecurity and maternal depression in rural families Leigh Ann Simmons, Catherine Huddleston-Casas, Richard J. Charnigo
11:10 AM Differential effect of food security on BMI by birthplace and years of residence in the United States among Mexican American women Suzanne M. Ryan-Ibarra, Emma V. Sanchez
11:30 AM Housing instability impacts food security and well-being in young children Diana B. Cutts, Alan F. Meyers, Mariana Chilton, Maureen Black, Timothy Heeren, John T. Cook, Patrick Casey, Carol Berkowitz, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Sharon M. Coleman, Joni Sue Geppert, Deborah A. Frank
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
4184.0 Child Nutrition: Strategies for Addressing the Challenges
This session is focused on strategies to address some of the challenges associated with implementing child nutrition programs. It includes a novel approach to effectively target youth behavior, strategies to influence nutrition policy changes in school and day care settings, and ways to enhance parental involvement in child weight loss programs.
Moderator: Marsha Spence, PhD, MS-MPH, RD
12:30 PM Promoting nutrition and activity for today's muticultural hip-hop youth generation Lloyd Nadal
12:45 PM Oakland schoolyard initiative pilot project: Engaging community, school, and city stakeholders in the San Antonio neighborhood of Oakland to improve physical activity environments on school campuses and on park grounds Tamiko Johnson, Katherine Melcher, David Kakishiba, Donald Neuwirth
1:00 PM Advocacy, Policy and Evironmental Changes to Improve Child Nutrition Lorelei DiSogra
1:15 PM Factors associated with parents' intention to follow pediatric recommendations for their child's weight loss Catherine Holdsworth, B. Collins, Deborah Nelson, Brian P. Daly, Brook Belay
1:30 PM Perceptions of adolescents and community informants: A qualitative analysis of overweight in childhood Deirdra A. Murphy, Cynthia M. Ferrara
4185.0 School Food Innovations: Making Sustainable Change
(Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections)
Childhood overweight and obesity is a public health challenge. Healthy nutrition – its availability – and the school environment are explored. Presenters share sustainable strategies for promoting healthy nutritional choices in school environments.
Moderator: Janice Adams-King, RN, BSN, MS
12:30 PM Food environments of public schools in New York City Marnie Purciel, Kathryn M. Neckerman, James Quinn, Gina Lovasi, Caitlin Warbelow
12:45 PM Program evaluation of CHOICE: A point-of-purchase information intervention to improve youth choice of healthy meals in school Wendy Cohn, Alicia Cost, Tanya Wanchek, Caroline Seastrom, Arthur Garson
1:00 PM Dollars and sense: Food and beverage sales in California schools Gail Woodward-Lopez, Janice Kao, Jennifer Shaw, Wendi Gosliner, Pat Crawford
1:15 PM ABCs and 123s of school food and beverage marketing: How marketers use schools as a channel for reaching students Lisa Craypo, Sarah Samuels, Victoria Berends, Peggy Agron
1:30 PM Sustainable improvements in food and beverages sold to students in school stores and vending machines in alternative high schools: Results from the Team COOL pilot study Martha Y. Kubik, Chrisa Arcan, Jayne A. Fulkerson, Mary Story, Leslie Lytle
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
4270.0 Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Nutrition among Immigrants
The purposes of this session are three-fold. The first purpose is to better understand how to develop culturally-relevant interventions for immigrant/refugee communities. The second purpose is to better understand how to effectively intervene with immigrant/refugee communities. In several of the presentation, the focus of dietary change is specific to changing shopping behavior through a variety of mechanisms including point-of-purchase. Novel methods are described such as the use of digital story-telling, radio novela, and video. The third purpose is to better understand how to evaluate such interventions, including understanding how to evaluate change at multiple levels of influence. Given the growing diverse of the US population, this set of presentations will provide the audience with a unique perspective on how to reach Hmong, Vietnamese, and predominantly Mexican and Central American populations.
Moderator: Guadalupe Ayala, PhD, MPH
2:30 PM Supporting healthy feeding practices among Vietnamese families with young children Emily Feinberg, Anne Hien Bui, Thanh Mai T. Nguyen, Emily Elaine Chambers, Hong-Gam Le
2:50 PM A food-marketing and environmental change intervention to promote fruit and vegetable consumption among Latinos through food stores: Vida Sana Hoy y Mañana Barbara Baquero, Guadalupe Ayala, Laura Linnan, Barbara A. Laraia, Paul Bloom
3:10 PM Development of effective tools in teaching consumer skills for Hmong in California Sua Yang, Lisa Peterson, Patricia Wakimoto, Barbara Sutherland
3:30 PM Under- and Over-Nutrition among Refugees in San Diego County, California Amanda J. Rondinelli, Meghan D. Morris, Timothy C. Rodwell, Steve T. Popper, Kimberly C. Brouwer
4271.0 Facing the Challenges of Food Safety
Moderator: Anthony Flood
2:30 PM Be Food Safe – Not Just Words but Actions
Robyn Sadagursky
2:45 PM Identification of critical control points and risk factors during preparation of ‘Chicken and Salad' meal by low-income latina meal preparers Jigna Dharod, Stefania Paciello, Angela Bermúdez-Millán, Kumar Venkitanarayanan, Grace Damio, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
3:00 PM Overcoming language barriers: Food safety training of Spanish speaking restaurant workers Eliezer Bermúdez
3:15 PM Testing a Multi-lingual Training Tool to Educate Food Service Workers Regarding Food Safety Samantha Helene Herrington, Frank J. Scanlon, David M. Matson, Kay L. Cherry
3:30 PM Food safety practices among older adults: Areas for improvement Sheryl C. Cates, Katherine M. Kosa, Sandria L. Godwin, Frances Ann Draughon, Leslie D. Speller-Henderson
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
4353.0 Healthy Food Choices by Adolescents: Motivating and Monitoring Positive Change
The purpose of this session is to explore food choices that adolescents make, the settings that they make them in, incentivizing youth to eat healthfully, and innovative ways to monitor their behaviors. Identifying these relationships from a variety of perspectives is important to gain a better understanding of the motivators and barriers to healthy eating faced by adolescents in real world settings. Exploring multiple ways to monitor and motivate adolescent healthy food choice decisions across a variety of contexts (different meals, settings, and health outcomes) is relevant to a wide range of practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
Moderator: Susie Nanney, PhD, MPH, RD
4:30 PM Prevalence and Correlates of Weight Goal Adoption that Matches Weight Status among a Representative Population-Based Sample of Quebec Teenagers
Mathieu Roy, Lise Gauvin
4:45 PM School food offerings and 7th-grade student dietary consumption in low-income Michigan middle schools Katherine Alaimo, Richard Miles, Jennifer Mosack, Nick Drzal, Shannon Carney, Diane Golzynski, Deb Bailey, Deanne Kelleher
5:00 PM Evaluation of Breakfast Consumption and Patterns Among High School Students Elaine M. Rancatore
5:15 PM Potential barriers to prevention and intervention of overweight among adolescents in Baltimore City Daa'iyah R. Cooper, Harolyn Belcher, Maria Trent
5:30 PM Smart card, smart choices: Incentivizing adolescents' autonomous food and beverage purchases Marilyn Gardner, Danita Kelley, Karen Mason, Sara Miller
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
5046.0 Interventions to Better Promote Healthy Eating to Help Reduce Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States (U.S.) and other parts of the world. In the U.S., chronic diseases cause major limitations in daily living for about 25 million Americans and account for 1.7 million deaths annually. Although chronic diseases are among the most common, costly health problems, they are also among the most preventable. Healthy eating behaviors can help to reduce the devastating effects of chronic diseases. This session will focus on interventions to promote healthy eating to reduce chronic disease risk.
Moderator: Adelia Bovell-Benjamin, PhD
8:30 AM Importance of a healthy diet in avoiding high blood cholesterol: Findings from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Alisa S. Kamigaki, David J. Reynen, Pam Ford-Keach, Lily A. Chaput
8:45 AM Are There Gaps in the Dietary Management of Adults with Coexisting Diabetes and Hypertension? Gregory Legorreta, Lauren Simmons, Jennifer P. Friedberg, Donald Robinaugh, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Sundar Natarajan
9:00 AM Would the Transtheoretical Model facilitate better adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet? Donald Robinaugh, Jennifer P. Friedberg, Lauren Simmons, Michelle Ulmer, John Allegrante, Sundar Natarajan
9:15 AM Serum lutein and zeaxanthin response to consumption of two and four egg yolks in older adults on cholesterol lowering medication Rohini Vishwanathan, Elizabeth Kotyla, Thomas A. Wilson, Robert Nicolosi,
9:30 AM Effect of a Promotor(a) heart disease prevention program on dietary behaviors related to weight management, sodium intake, and fat intake of Hispanics living in El Paso, Texas participating in a randomized controlled trial Estelle Regina D. Prado, Maria O. Duarte-Gardea, Hector Balcazar, Flor A. Puentes, Leslie Schulz
5047.0 Meeting the Marketing Challenge: Understanding Legalities and Strategies for Response
The Federal Trade Commission reported in July that food and beverage manufacturers spent about $1.6 billion marketing their products to children and adolescents in 2006. Television accounted for about 46 percent of total spending, with additional spending on packaging, in-store promotions, in-store advertising, Internet advertising, movies, television shows and animated characters. This session will focus on marketing’s influence on children’s subjective taste, messaging directed at mothers, digital marketing via popular children’s websites, one state’s law banning junk food ads in schools and the current policy and legal landscape within school food systems.
Moderator: Carole B. Garner, MPH, RD, LD
8:30 AM Making of a McMommy: How the food industry targets mothers through advertising Patrice Chamberlain,
8:45 AM Enforcing Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards in Schools and Childcare Settings: A Spectrum of Legal Options Jason A. Smith, Robert J. L. Moore
9:00 AM Maine's approach to reduce junk-food marketing in schools Karen O'Rourke
9:15 AM Tricking the tastebuds: The influence of spokes-characters on children's assessment of taste Matthew A. Lapierre, Sarah E. Vaala, Deborah L. Linebarger
9:30 AM Food and beverage marketing on websites popular with children Elena O. Lingas, Eliana Bukofzer, Lori Dorfman
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
5103.0 Environmental and Policy Approaches to Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living in California: Research and Action
The purpose of this panel discussion is to highlight innovations in research and practice related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity prevention. These groups are committed to using policy and environmental change to create population-wide health improvement. Four California-based initiatives will demonstrate the value of research for guiding practice and policy to improve health in low-resource communities. Lessons learned can be adapted and applied throughout the country.
Moderator: James F. Sallis, PhD
Discussants: John Elder, PhD, MPH, George Flores, MD, MPH and Tracy Delaney, PhD, RD
5104.0 Penetrating the Complexities of Individual Food Behavior Change: Promising Strategies
Papers in this session provide different approaches to addressing the problem of child/adolescent overweight and obesity. One paper examines an environmental intervention, one provides insight on strategies children and adolescents use to lose weight, the third presents the evaluation of a theory based intervention to prevent overweight. A fourth paper examines perceptions of overweight/obese children by adults.
Moderator: Noel Chávez, PhD, RD
10:30 AM Garden-to-table food education strategies to induce healthy food choices & reduce risk of obesity in NYC middle & high school students Lynn Fredericks, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ali Bukhari, Laura Gagne
10:45 AM Outcome and process evaluation of an overweight prevention program entitled: Food Fit Paul Wesley Branscum, Gail L. Kaye
11:00 AM Public Perception of Childhood Obesity among Mississippi Adults Lei Zhang, Jerome Kolbo, Bonnie Harbaugh, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis
11:15 AM Strategies that children and adolescents use to lose weight Olivia M. Thompson, Amy L. Yaroch, Audie A. Atienza, Richard Moser, Tanya Agurs-Collins
11:30 AM It's not easy eating greens: Food consumption of elementary school students Stephanie Albert, Carolyn Berry
5105.0 Nutrition and Chronic Disease: Identifying the Challenges and Developing Solutions
Access to fresh fruits and vegetables and other foods that contribute to good health, accurate perception of personal eating behavior, and consistent messages in schools, faith based settings, and health care delivery settings are all needed to address chronic disease prevention in our communities. This session will present an array of projects that address these issues and settings, and will describe the challenges, as well as successes seen in each.
Moderator: Susan R. Kayman, DrPH, RD
10:30 AM Food environment on the Navajo Nation: Availability of healthy foods by food source Muge Qi, Joel Gittelsohn, Marla Pardilla, Kevin D. Frick, Sangita Sharma, Elverna M. Bennett, Jean Ann Anliker, Allan Steckler
10:45 AM Perceived normative behavior and fruit and vegetables consumption Emily Kroshus
11:00 AM Results of a successful, replicable, classroom-based wellness model Michelle A. Lombardo
11:15 AM Feasibility pilot to implement a research tested intervention statewide: Body & Soul: A celebration of healthy eating and living Serina Gaston, Evelyn T. Gonzalez, Linda Fleisher
11:30 AM 5-4-3-2-1-Go! Coordinating Health Care Provider Training and Community-Based Health Education to Lower Childhood Obesity Christiane Ellen Stahl, Jay H. Mayefsky, Jonathan Necheles
5106.0 Menu Labeling and Other Strategies that Address Overweight Adult Prevention
With the increasing incidence of obesity in America, menu-labeling is becoming a viable option to better inform consumers about the nutritional value of the foods they consume. Presenters will share menu-labeling research with strategies that range from helping consumers better understand the nutritional value of foods to legislative-driven initiatives.
Session Objectives: Discuss implications for programmatic and policy interventions to improve dietary intake and prevent obesity. Describe how menu-labeling in restaraunt establishments can be used as a strategy to change the food environment and counteract the obesity epidemic. Describe legislative efforts to implement menu-labeling in restaurant establishments.
Moderator: Janice Adams-King, RN, BSN, MS
10:30 AM Overall Nutritional Quality Index: A consumer empowerment tool David L. Katz, Valentine Njike, Zubaida Faridi, Lauren Q. Rhee-Baez
10:45 AM Food shopping behaviors in a multiethnic urban population: Implications for measurement and obesity prevention Shannon N. Zenk, Amy J. Schulz, Graciela Mentz, Laurie Lachance, Murlisa Robinson, Angela Odoms-Young
11:00 AM Does the public really want menu-labeling in fast food restaurants? Jennifer Piron, Lisa V. Smith, Tony Kuo, Christopher Jarosz, Paul Simon
11:15 AM Menu-labeling as a potential strategy for addressing the obesity epidemic: A health impact assessment Paul Simon, Christopher Jarosz, Tony Kuo, Jonathan E. Fielding
11:30 AM Changing the Environment by Offering Healthy Restaurant Choices: A Public Health and Business Perspective Shana S. Patterson
5107.0 Physical Activity Interventions Designed to Reduce Health Disparities
National data indicate that racial/ethnic minorities are at an increased risk of chronic disease, as well as for low levels of physical activity which is a primary chronic disease risk factor. Thus, programs to improve physical activity are a viable strategy to help reduce health disparities among youth and adults. This session will highlight 4 projects aimed at promoting physical activity to some of the most vulnerable populations. Attendees will learn about the challenges and successes of physical activity intervention and evaluation approaches which can be incorporated into their work.
10:30 AM Pasos Adelante: A community based intervention for chronic disease prevention for Latino populations Denise J. Roe, Gail M. Bradford, Rosie E. Stewart, Lisa K. Staten
10:50 AM Caminando con Fe (Walking with Faith): A church-based Multi-Level Intervention Promoting Physical Activity in Latinas Elva M. Arredondo, Elizabeth Mejia, Elizabeth Pastrana, Suzanna Marie Martinez, John Elder, Nadia Campbell
11:10 AM Implementing a rhythmic movement and health education intervention in a predominantly African American community Kenneth Sparks, Mary Motley, Lena L. Grafton, Artelia Johnson, Lisa Hunt, Tomaraa Green, Peter J. Whitt
11:30 AM Changing Children's Lives: Overcoming Systemic Barriers in Education Administration to Address Childhood Obesity in an Urban Community Judith Anderson, Rev. Jimmy Rowe, Patricia A. Pastore, Renee Cadzow, Reva Fish, Andrew Swanson
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
5158.0 Empowering Families with Tools to Eat Healthy
The purpose of this session is to explore different tools used to empower families to eat healthy. The program will also describe the importance of integrating nutrition education models into federal food assistance programs. Exploring food assistance programs that have implemented nutrition education is relevant to a wide range of practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
Moderator: Deirdra Chester, PhD, RD, LD/N
12:30 PM California WIC families adopt healthy eating behaviors after participating in learner-centered education Dana E. Gerstein, Nancy Crocker, Michele Y. Van Eyken, Kim Frinzell, Michael Elfant, Pat Crawford
12:50 PM Using social network analysis to evaluate regional partnerships: A tutorial and program application conducted for the Network for a Healthy California, 2001-2006 Jennifer Gregson, Marcy Sowa, Heather Kohler Flynn
1:10 PM Direct mail marketing--a new way to empower moms: The Champions for Change Grassroots Initiative Sharon Sugerman, Larry Bye, Alyssa Ghirardelli, David Ginsburg, Susan Pennel
1:30 PM Empowering Children and Youth: Innovative and effective social marketing and youth engagement strategies for nutrition and physical activity education Reba Meigs, Kamaljeet Singh-Khaira, Katharina Streng, Betty Sun, Tanya Garbolino
FOOD & NUTRITION SPONSORED SESSION OF OTHER SECTIONS:
Monday, October 27, 2008
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
3044.0 Health Communication/ Behavior Change Communication (International Health)
3049.0 Impact of Hospital Practices on Breastfeeding Behavior (Maternal & Child Health)
3059.0 How We Eat: Factors Influencing Nutrition and Eating Behaviors (PHE & HP)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
3113.0 Preventing Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Outcomes (CHP & PD)
3153.0 Obesity Prevention in Latino Communities (PHE & HP)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
3213.0 Outbreak Investigations (Epidemiology)
3222.0 Safe Motherhood (International Health)
3223.0 Nutrition and Malnutrition (International Health)
3242.0 Innovation in Health Communication Programs (PHE & HP)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
3337.0 Evaluating Breastfeeding Support Practices (Maternal & Child Health)
3339.0 Folic Acid (Maternal & Child Health)
3351.0 Promoting Physical Activity Through Health Education (PHE & HP)
3354.0 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PHE & HP)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM – POSTER SESSIONS
3387.0 Using Communication to Reduce Health Disparities (PHE & HP)
3388.0 Posters : Body Image and BMI (School Health Education and Services)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
3401.0 Vitamin D for Optimal Health and Disease Prevention (CHP & PD)
3405.0 Environmental Health Concerns in Border Communities (Environment)
3408.0 Childhood Obesity Among Children of Mexican Descent: A Binational Perspective (Epidemiology)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
4056.0 Discussion: Novel Approaches to Obesity Prevention (PHE & HP)
4057.0 Innovative Approaches to Health Education
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
4124.0 Beyond Lactation: Breastfeeding as a Feminist Issue and Women's Reproductive Right
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
4167.0 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Nutrition and Physical Activity
4180.0 Obesity Epidemiology
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
4302.0 Risk Communication and Effective Messaging
4283.1 Safe Motherhood & Breastfeeding Practices
4:30 PM-5:30 PM – POSTER SESSIONS
4325.0 Breastfeeding Support for Low-Income Mothers: Successful Programs
4331.0 Obesity Prevention Posters in Schools and Colleges
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
4345.0 Childhood Obesity Initiative: A Public-Private Partnership in San Diego and Elsewhere
4349.0 Blurring the Borders: Action Research and Organizing to Address Health Disparities - Perspectives from Southern California
4380.0 Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Strategies Among Women
8:30 AM-9:30 AM – POSTER SESSIONS
5007.0 Obesity Epidemiology Poster Session
5010.0 Outbreak Investigations Poster Session
5020.0 Improving pregnancy outcomes Poster Session 2: Public Health without Borders
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
5061.0 Community Strategies to Support Breastfeeding
5079.0 Challenges in Obesity Prevention
5084.0 Promoting School Nutrition Environments for Obesity Prevention
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
5099.0 Obesity and Links to the Built Environment
5133.0 Worksite Health Promotion Efforts to Combat Obesity
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
5187.0 Parental Involvement in Childhood Obesity Prevention