J 07 Global Initiatives Regarding Obesity

Wednesday, July 13, 2011: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
Moderator:  Lauren Outland, DrPH, MSN, APRN, School of Nursing, California State University, Carson, CA
Differences in Socio-Demographic, Cognitive, and Behavioral Factors of Obese Versus Non-Obese Sedentary Girls

Melodee L. Vanden Bosch, MSN, RN1
Lorraine B. Robbins, PhD, RN, FNP-BC1
Yun-Jia Lo, MS2
Kimberly S. Maier, PhD2
Karin A. Pfeiffer, PhD3
(1)College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
(2)Department of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
(3)Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI



Family History of Obesity in Metropolitan Area of the North East in Mexico

Juana Mercedes Gutierrez Valverde, DSN, MSN1
Esther C. Gallegos, PhD, FAAN1
Ann K. Cashion, PhD, FAAN2
Bertha Cecilia Salazar, PhD1
Rosa Alicia Veloz Garza, MHP1
Laura Martínez de Villarreal3
Fernando Lavalle, MD3
Leonardo Mancillas, MD3
Jesus Zacarias Villarreal, MD3
Hugo Gallardo3
(1)School of Nursing, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
(2)College of Nursing, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
(3)School of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico



Predictors of Weight and Fitness Related Meanings

Christine Heifner Graor, PhD
College of Nursing, The University of Akron, Akron, OH