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Diversity in Physical Activity and Health:
Measurement and Research Issues and Challenges

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Scientific Conference Presentations

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

	Childhood Obesity: Relationships with Child, Adolescent, and Adult Health—The Bogalusa Perspective - David Freedman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Norm-Referenced versus Health-Related Criterion Standards for Obesity in Children - Timothy Lohman, University of Arizona
	BMI Cutpoints for Health-Related Fitness: Controversies in Setting Standards for Children - Scott Going, University of Arizona
	Universal BMI Standards for Children - John Morrison, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
	One BMI Standard Does Not Fit All - Daniel Williams, University of Utah
	The Arkansas Experience - Margaret Harris, University of Arkansas
	The New York City Schools Experience - Karen Lee, New York City
	The Baltimore County School Experience - Sarajane Quinn, Baltimore County Public Schools (retired)
	CDC's Strategic Planning for Disparities Related to Physical Activity - David Brown and Refilwe Moeti, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	The Safrit Keynote Lecture - Just Research and Physical Activity: Diversity as More Than an Independent Variable - Karla A Henderson, North Carolina State University

Friday, October 19, 2007

Session 1: Diversity, Physical Activity, and Health Disparities

	Diversity in Public Health Antronette Yancey, University of California, Los Angeles
	Determinants / Correlates of Health Disparities Robert Newton, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
	Physical Activity Disparities Sandra Ham, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Session 2: Physical Activity and Subpopulations

	Women and Physical Activity Barbara Ainsworth, Arizona State University
	Individuals with Disability and Physical Activity Jim Rimmer, University of Illinois at Chicago

Session 3: Measurement Issues in Diversity Research

	Reliability Issues in Physical Activity and Fitness Measurement Allen Jackson, University of North Texas
	Perspectives on Differential Item Functioning Allan Cohen, University of Georgia
	Technology, Physical Activity, and Hard-to-Reach Populations Robert Newton, Jr., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
	Cross-Cultural Instrument Translation and Validation Ronald Hambleton, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Session 4: Town Meeting - Building Research Collaboration with Diverse Communities

Content, Culture, and Communication: Going to the Next Level - Georita Frierson and Merly Mathew, The Cooper Institute; Andrew Springer, University of Texas School of Public Health - Austin Regional Campus; Kymm Ballard, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Session 5: Dose-Response Issues in Diversity

	Overview William Haskell, Stanford University
	Walking for Health - Steps, Time, and Intensity Robert Pangrazi, Arizona State University
	Critical Measurement Issues in Dose-Response Research Weimo Zhu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Session 6: Childhood Obesity Standards: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention versus FITNESSGRAM

	CDC Standards David Freedman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	FITNESSGRAM Standards Timothy Lohman and Scott Going, University of Arizona

Session 7: Culture, Environment, and Physical Activity

	Environment and Physical Activity Chanam Lee, Texas A&M University
	Energy Expenditure of Culturally-Specific Activities Karen Moy, University of California at San Diego

Session 8: Closing - Discussion of the Issues Raised at the Symposium

James R. Morrow, Jr., University of North Texas (Moderator)