Preliminary Program subject to change
Body Image and its Influence on Health Behavior
StructureSchool K-12
DescriptionThis session will include body image identification activities that participants will complete and through these practical experiences learn how to effectively administer the measurement tools. Also, they will learn how to properly interpret and use the data obtained from these activities. This will be followed by a discussion of how body image influences health behavior of individuals and suggestions for modalities to use with health education students.
Presider:Patricia Brownlee, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD
Speakers:Susan M. Muller, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Dixie L. Dennis, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
John J. LaManca, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD

American Association for Health Education