| 786 | Saturday, March 31, 2001 |
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| 10:15 AM-11:30 AM | |
| NASPE/Exercise Physiology Academy |
| Exercise and Coronary Risk Factors in Children |
| This session will address coronary risk factors in children. It will include a discussion of cardiac risk assessment, incidence of coronary risk factors in children, as well as relationships between physical activity and various coronary risk factors. The program will conclude with recommendations for exercise designed to reduce risk factors and strategies for education geared towards youth. |
Keyword(s): disease prevention, health promotion, physical activity
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| Presider: Dennis Jacobsen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
| Speaker: Michele M. Fisher, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ |