Concurrent Sessions
PRESENTERS
Gerri Cannon-Smith, M.D., MPH; Jackson State University
Preschool Obesity Prevention: It’s Never too Early to Start
Patricia Cowen, MN, PhD; University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Clinical predictors of impaired glucose tolerance in overweight African-American adolescents
Mark Dessauer, MA; University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Active Living by Design
Making Change: Lessons Learned About Creating Healthy Communities
Sukhen Dey, MBA, EdS, PhD.; Indiana University
Information Systems Literacy: An Essential Skill for Rural Healthcare Personnel
Eva Jean Dubois, EdD, RN, MSN, CRNP; Teresa Gore, RN, MSN, CPAN; Auburn University School of Nursing
Stop Numbing Your Brain and No More Weight You Will Gain
Linda Godley, PhD.; Alcorn State University
Health Promoting Practices Among Overweight/Obese African American Women
Imani Goodwin, MSN, FNP-BC, PhD Candidate; Troy University School of Nursing
Weight Perceptions of Rural Alabama African American Women
Valeria Hawkins, MPA; The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Childhood Obesity: Resources to support schools to implement programs and policies that promote physical activity and healthy eating among students and staff
Byron Jackson, Author; Life University College of Chiropractic
Are You Eating According to Your Body Type?
Jerome Kolbo, PhD, ACSW; Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, PhD, MDP, CHES; Bonnie Harbaugh, PhD, RN; and Lei Zhang, PhD, MSc, MBA; University of Southern Mississippi
What do Mississippians think about childhood obesity?
Beverly McCabe-Sellers, PhD, RD, LD; United States Department of Agriculture
Strategies for Promoting Healthy Weight and Healthy Lives for Children in the Delta
Scott Owens, MA, PhD; University of Mississippi
Feasibility of a Home-Delivered Internet Obesity Prevention Program for Fourth – Grade Students
Reginald Rodges, DC; Chiropractic Elite
The Sweet Science of Weight Loss
Mary Thompson, PhD Candidate, MS, APRN-BC, PNP; University of Virginia
Parental Feeding and Childhood Overweight: A Nursing Perspective
Amanda Williams, MPH, CHES; University of Southern Mississippi
A Look at Obesity in the Food Choices of Adults in Hollandale, Mississippi?
Hua Xu, MBA, PhD Candidate; Jackson State University
Health Care in Comparative Perspective: Current Challenges in Health Care System of China
Kathleen Yadrick, PhD; University of Southern Mississippi
Combating Obesity and its consequences through a community walking program
POSTER SESSIONS
Shirleatha Lee, RN, MSN; University of TN Health Science Center
Diminished Heart Rate Variability in Overweight Youth with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Concomitant Hypertension
Deborah Hadley, RN, MSN, CNOR; Alcorn State University
A Descriptive Study of Non-Enrollment of Accepted Nursing Students
Dana Manley, MSN, ARNP; University of TN Health Science Center
Physical activity and fitness in overweight and normal weight rural middle school children
Jerome R. Kolbo, PhD; Elaine Molaison, PhD; Lei Zhang, PhD
University of Southern Mississippi
Prevalence of overweight among children and youth in Mississippi: A comparison between 2003 and 2005 |
