Session: Student Health Educators: Practicing Their Profession in the Community (2013 AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition (April 23-27, 2013))

Thursday, April 25, 2013: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM

Convention Center: 202AB

AAHE/Implement Strategies/Interventions/Programs

Presider:

Antonia S. Mead, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC

Session 1: The Preconception Peer Educator program is JCSU’s unique approach to disseminating information about infant mortality. Session 2: An academia-community project had college students teach about childhood obesity in high school wellness classes. Session 3: An international school education team worked with health education methods students to develop a school garden thematic unit. Session 4: An interactive session that shows how student majors can analyze and respond to issues that impact their college peers.

Utilizing the Arts to Spread the Message about Infant Mortality

Antonia S. Mead¹, Shawna A. Barnes² and Rennae A. Williams¹, (1)Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, (2)Johnson C. Smith University, Fort Washington, MD

Curriculum Overview for a Peer-Delivered Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Obesity

Diana M. Mozen, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Cultivating 21st Century Skills: How School Gardening Enhances Health Literacy

Judith (Judy) Ausherman¹, Dena A. Deglau² and Michelle Barton-Verdi¹, (1)Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, (2)University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Experiential Learning in Health: Challenging Future Leaders

Melinda B. Campbell and Stephanie L. Little, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

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