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3-0970
PERSPECTIVES OF OBESITY, CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND FOOD INSECURITY
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Reviewed By: Society for Medical Anthropology
Thursday, November 15, 2012: 4:00 PM-5:45 PM

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Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Students
Organizers:  Martina Thomas (University of Alabama)
Chairs:  Martina Thomas (University of Alabama)
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Dennis Wiedman (Florida International University)
4:15 PM
Anticipating Need: Balancing Food, Money and Health
Lisa R Garibaldi (University of California, Riverside and University of California, Riverside)
4:30 PM
The NOD Syndemic: Diabetes, Obesity, and Depression In Puerto Rico
Shir Lerman (University of Connecticut and University of Connecticut)
4:45 PM
“She Still Eat It”: Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease Management In Belize’s Stann Creek District
Jennifer Studebaker (Purdue University)
5:00 PM
Food without Borders: The Comingling of Malnutrition, Obesity, and Imported Snacks In An Informal Settlement In Maputo, Mozambique
Serena Stein (Princeton University)
5:15 PM
“Big Boned From the First Day I Met Her”: Perceptions of Obesity Among Low Socioeconomic Status African American Mothers and Daughters In Mobile, Alabama
Martina Thomas (University of Alabama) and Jason A DeCaro (University of Alabama)
5:30 PM
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