Health Disparities Final Project

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

"Weighing in"

A Look at Obesity in the Black Community
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PResentation Goals

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Defining Obesity

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Childhood Obesity into Adulthood

Effects of 

Obesity in African AMericans

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Causes and contributing factors

Behavior, Environment, Genetic Factors...

Cultural Norms

Norms in African American Communities have a role to play in women's risk of obesity

Socioeconomic LEvel

INDIVIDUAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD SES LEVEL IMPACT OBESITY RISK
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URBANICITY AND OBESITY

Higher levels of Urbanicity correspond to lower levels of Obesity
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Food Deserts

NEIGHBORHOOd IN NYC EXHIBITING FOOD DESERT CHARACTERISTICS

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How do we change this?

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NUTRITION AND EXERCISE Remixed

Our Intervention

Exercise

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

NUTRITION

Farmers Markets

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CURRENT LOCATIONS

Community Engagement

Limitations

Further Research

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Questions

Shannon Cohall

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