| 264 | Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
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| 3:15 PM-5:15 PM | Tampa Convention Center:1-2 |
| AAHE/Plan Strategies/Interventions/Programs |
| School Based Obesity Approaches |
| A project exploring the potential for school-based obesity prevention/reduction in a New York county suggested many voices needed to be considered in planning, and that these voices did not often agree – explore the voices. Also, learn how to work with schools to implement Coordinated School Health- the levels of collaboration, the successes, the challenges, and the factors impacting long-term sustainability. |
Keyword(s): obesity issues
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| Presider: Susan Cross Lipnickey, Miami University, Oxford, OH |
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Speakers: |
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Do Many Voices Create “Mission Impossible” for Obesity Prevention?
Bonni C. Hodges and Jill Murphy, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY |
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Creating Change in Schools-Coordinated School Health
Cheri Thomas1, Janis Lake1, Bonnie Bailer2 and Chad Fenwick1, (1)Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA, (2)Northridge Hospital, Northridge, CA |
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