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D6: D-6 Chronic disease prevention and interventions for African American women | |||
| Preconception care involves ongoing assessments and interventions related to nutritional status (obesity); preexisting medical risks (diabetes, HTN, HIV); substance abuse (medications, drugs, alcohol); and prior pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, PIH). Cultural competence and sensitivity are paramount for provision of relevant health promotion messages, patient/community member education, and interventional services. This session approaches potentially modifiable behavioral and social risks to women's health/pregnancy outcomes through innovative, consumer friendly, interconception period interventional strategies. Prevention of obesity-related pregnancy complications through racially/ethnically-specific targeted weight management; COPC engaging AA women in family planning; and psychosocial directed interventions with incarcerated HIV+ women will be discussed. | |||
| Moderator: | Yvonne Fry-Johnson | ||
| 11:30 AM | 135 | Neighborhood Outreach to Engage African American Women in Family Planning Services Peggy Vander Meulen | |
| 11:40 AM | 136 | Meeting Women Where They Are: Preconception and Sexual Health Discussions in Jail and during interdisciplinary HIV Women's Clinic Cynthia Feakins | |
| 11:50 AM | 137 | Better weight for A Better You (BABY): An Innovative Approach to Promoting Healthy Weight Among Post-Partum Overweight and Obese Black and Hispanic Women Maria Eugenia Mesa, Martha Elena Ruiz, Yolanda G. Martinez, Adeeb Sarvari | |
| 12:00 PM | 138 | Moving Women Forward's LIVE IT Series: Lose Weight, Individualized Attention, Variety of Exercises, Empower Families, Improve Your Image, Total Support Jennifer Barr, Katherine Kolb | |
The 2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care of CDC