| 633 | Friday, April 11, 2008 |
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| 4:00 PM-5:15 PM | Convention Center:102 |
| AAHE/School K-12 |
| The CARDIAC Project: Interventions to Improve Children’s Health in WV |
| The CARDIAC (Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities) Project is a statewide program developed in 1998 to provide in-school health screenings to all 5th graders in WV, provide interventions that will lead to increased knowledge and healthy behaviors among children, and conduct related research. After a brief overview of 9 years of health screening findings, this session will focus on 6 statewide interventions designed to increase healthy behaviors in children and youth. Interventions discussed will include NEW You after school programs, Camp NEW You @ WVU, Games for Health, two eLearning 4 Kids instructional modules, and Active Academics website. |
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| Presider: Ralph Wood, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA |
| Speakers: Emily Murphy, Alyson Ward, Willilam Neal and Lynn Housner, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and Eloise M. Elliott, Concord University, Princeton, WV |