“Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health” is the topic of this year’s APHA meeting. In the theme of health equity, catch HPRC (including CHOICES) research during the following presentations (links to session and presentation descriptions):
Monday 10/31
- (8:30-10a CT) Efforts to reduce sodium availability: opportunities for public health
- (8:30-8:50a CT) Insights and Evaluation Results from a Sodium Reduction Intervention conducted in Community-based Organizations, Community Health Centers, and Hospitals during the Boston-based Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Demonstration Project [Carolyn Brooks, MA1, Jessica L. Barrett, MPH1, Rebekka M. Lee, ScD2, James Daly3, Nineequa Blanding, MPH4, Anne McHugh, MS5and Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD1]
- (8:30-10a CT) Nutrition Disparities: Issues addressing age, race, ethnicity, and geography
- (9:30-10a CT) Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity Prevalence by Removing SNAP Eligibility of Sugar-sweetened Beverage Purchases [Michael W. Long, SD, MPH1, Amber Hsiao, MPH2, Catherine M. Giles, MPH3, Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD3, Zachary J. Ward, MPH3, Jessica L. Barrett, MPH3, Stephen C. Resch, Ph.D.3and Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD4]
- (10:30-12p CT) Using Cost Effectiveness Analysis to Evaluate Policies on Childhood Obesity Rates and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
- (10:30 CT) Impact of the federal Smart Snacks in School regulation on racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity and healthcare costs [Jessica L. Barrett, MPH1, Angie L. Cradock, ScD1, Zachary J. Ward, MPH1, Michael W. Long, SD, MPH2, Catherine M. Giles, MPH1, Stephen C. Resch, Ph.D.1and Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD1]
- (11:10 CT) Taxing Sugar-sweetened Beverages Estimated to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Obesity Prevalence [Michael W. Long, SD, MPH1, Zachary J. Ward, MPH2, Jessica L. Barrett, MPH2, Angie L. Cradock, ScD2, Stephen C. Resch, Ph.D.2, Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD3, Catherine M. Giles, MPH2and Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD2]
- (11:30 CT) Use of Microsimulation Modeling to Project the Impact of Policies on Childhood Obesity Prevalence, Disparities and Cost-Effectiveness [Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD1, Zachary J. Ward, MPH1, Jessica L. Barrett, MPH1, Angie L. Cradock, ScD1, Michael Long, ScD2, Catherine M. Giles, MPH1and Stephen C. Resch, Ph.D.1]
Tuesday 11/1
- (4:30-6p CT) Sugar Sweetened Beverages: Taxes and Other Innovative Approaches to Reduce Consumption
- (Table 8)Engaging pharmacies as a city-wide strategy for healthy beverage promotion: Innovative approaches, evaluation findings, and lessons learned [Rebekka M. Lee, ScD1, Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD2, James Daly3, Mary C Bovenzi, MPH4, Felipe Ruiz, MPH4, Angie L. Cradock, ScD2, Catherine M. Giles, MPH2, Tamika R. Francis, MA5, Lisa Conley, Esq.4 and Anne McHugh, MS4]
Wednesday 11/2
- (8:30-10a CT) Nutrition Epi: Foods, Nutrients, and Health
- (8:50-9:10a) Prevalence of Inadequate Hydration among US Adults and Disparities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2012 [Carolyn Brooks, MA1, Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD1, Michael W. Long, SD2, Angie Cradock, ScD3and Erica L. Kenney, ScD MPH3]
- (12:30-2p CT) Creating the Healthiest Nation via Food and Nutrition Policy
- (12:30-12:48p CT) Close a tax loophole, close health disparities? How eliminating the U.S. tax subsidy for marketing unhealthy foods and beverages to children could reduce racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity and save society money [Erica Kenney, ScD, MPH1, Kendrin Sonneville, RD, ScD2, Michael W. Long, SD3, Zachary J. Ward, MPH1, Jessica L. Barrett, MPH1, Catherine M. Giles, MPH1, Angie L. Cradock, ScD1, Stephen C. Resch, Ph.D.1and Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD1]