Concurrent Sessions 2 - (NBCC CE Credit: #1 hr and Conference Attendance Credit: #1 hr)

Made Possible by the Families and Health Section

201-01: Associations Between Parental Stress, Feeding Practices, and Childhood Obesity in the Context of Food Insecurity
Jerica M. Berge, Ph.D., M.P.H., LMFT, CFLE, University of Minnesota; Amanda Trofholz, M.P.H, R.D., University of Minnesota

201-02: Association Between Neighborhood Crime, Intimate Partner Violence, Food Insecurity and Adolescent Obesity
Daphne C. Hernandez, Ph.D. MSEd, FAAHB, University of Texas Health Sciences Center

201-03: Association of Early Life Experiences and Obesity Across the Lifespan
Brenda J. Lohman, Ph.D., University of Missouri; Tricia K. Neppl, Ph.D., Olivia N. Diggs, Ph.D., Daniel W. Russell, Ph.D., Iowa State University

Discussant: Jerica M. Berge, Ph.D., M.P.H., LMFT, CFLE, University of Minnesota
Chair: Kimberly A. Greder, Ph.D., CFLE, Iowa State University

Summary
Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. They are shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources and create societal stratifications responsible for health inequities based on social and economic class, gender, and ethnicity. Social determinants are an underlying cause of many public health problems including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and depression and are strongly linked with morbidity and mortality. In this symposium we will both educate participants regarding the associations between social determinants of health and unhealthy outcomes across the lifespan, in addition to creating an interactive experience where participants will be given a glimpse of the prevalence of social determinants of health and the diseases and negative health outcomes social determinants of health are associated with through a four corners (i.e., participants are sorted into different social determinants of health and negative outcomes) simulation activity. This simulation is expected to take the same amount of time as a presentation, thus only three presenters will be involved with symposium. Specific social determinants of health presented in this symposium will include: food insecurity, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood/community settings. Health outcomes included in this presentation will include: childhood, adolescent, and adult weight status and weight-related behaviors (e.g., dietary intake, physical activity) and child, adolescent, and adult mental health (e.g., stress, depression). Reducing social determinants of health is of high public health importance and may simultaneously reduce the harmful health outcomes leading to morbidity and mortality.

Objectives
-- Participants will identify the prevalence of social determinants of health across the lifespan
-- Participants will identify the associations between social determinants of health and negative physical and mental health outcomes across the lifespan
-- Participants will experience via simulation how social determinants of health would affect their day-to-day lives.