Saturday, May 3 / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM   •   Regis

Session 222:
Parental Characteristics on Child Health and Behavioral Outcomes

Discussant: Nan M. Astone, Urban Institute
Chair: Dawn Upchurch, University of California, Los Angeles

  1. Obesity during Pregnancy and Children's Outcomes • Erin K. Fletcher, Lafayette College ; Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

  2. Maternal Mental Health and Child Nutritional Status and Cognitive Skills in a Developing Country • Sofya Krutikova, Institute For Fiscal Studies ; Whitney Schott, University of Pennsylvania ; Ian Bennett, University of Pennsylvania ; Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania

  3. An Event History Analysis of Childhood Immunization: The Changing Tempo of MMR Vaccination in the United States • Laura Blakeslee, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  4. Children’s Physical Activity and Parental Characteristics in the 2005-2006 NHANES • Rachelle Hill, U.S. Census Bureau ; Toben Nelson, University of Minnesota

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