>> So, right now, I'd like to introduce Dr. Karen Bouye.
He will be leading our student poster recognition.
>> Thank you, Captain Wilkins.
And good afternoon, everyone.
I know it's been a long day, but we are almost,
the form is almost completed.
No, that's a good thing because we've had a very,
very productive day.
And I've enjoyed every moment of it.
And I hope you guys have also.
I'm Dr. Karen Bouye from the Office
of Minority Health and Health Equity.
I'm a health scientist.
And I'm here to give recognition
to the two poster presenters we have here today.
But before I do so, I would like to take a moment
to ask the poster presenters to introduce themselves
and tell us a little bit about their work.
Rebecca?
>> Hi.
Okay, hi, everyone.
My name is Rebecca Jong, and I am a Master's
in Public Health Epidemiology candidate, currently studying
at Columbia University in the City of New York.
And the title of my project is Negative Impact of Childhood
and Adolescent Polyvictimization
and Complex Trauma Formation in a Cohort of Youth.
So, from previous literature, polyvictimization is defined
as chronic and concurrent exposure
to multiple forms of maltreatment.
And polyvictimization can have multifaceted consequences
when it comes to adolescent development.
And my, the purpose of my study was
to first examine the relationship
between polyvictimization
and the different life domain outcomes,
including school performance, self perceived strengths,
and trauma symptoms in the youth, and second,
to examine any differences in life domain outcomes
across victimization groups.
And lastly, to examine the cumulative effects
of polyvictimization.
So, in my study,
polyvictimization exposure was significantly associated
with higher overall scores across all domains,
which indicated decreased levels of school performance,
lower youth strengths, and also higher observance
of trauma symptoms in youth.
More research is definitely warranted in the summer graphic
in order to further examine the potential relationships
between different life domains and victimization experiences,
such as behavioral, cognitive,
language development in adolescents.
And, also, I would just like to point out,
during my post oral presentation out in the lobby area,
a lot of people have asked me, you know, what's the difference
between ACEs than in how, you know,
I defined polyvictimization.
And I think that, you know, in my study,
my primary interest was to first examine the cumulative impact
of these exposures in this population,
and also my study tried to encapture the perceived level
of severity that these youths had in terms of how they felt,
how they perceived, you know, each exposure.
Whereas ACEs is just a more simplistic method
in just measuring the total number of the exposures.
Thank you.
>> Okay.
[ Applause ]
Now Mr. Ashanti Ali Davis, please.
>> Hello. So, my name is Ashanti Ali Davis.
I'm a first year NPH student at Tuskegee University.
I would first like to take the time to thank Dr. Bouye
and the CDC for allowing us to come here
and present our research.
The title of our research is Risk Factors
for Type 2 diabetes among children
and adolescents living in a food desert.
African American children
and adolescents are vulnerable populations suffering
from health disparities, often,
more often than their parents and other adults.
Many times when we have the conversation
about Type 2 diabetes, it is usually in the context
of middle age to our elders.
However, we would be doing a disservice
if we did not address Type 2 diabetes
in the younger population.
My research assesses the food environment of Macon County
and how it can impact children and adolescents.
Macon County is a rural county in Alabama,
and is part of the Black Belt region.
Macon County has a population of 18,755.
It has 81.1% African American population,
and it has a 30.6% poverty rate, with 95 to 100% of children
within the school systems on free lunch.
The purpose of my research was to assess accessibility,
availability and acceptability of fresh fruits and vegetables
in Macon County as risk factors for Type 2 diabetes.
We used an observational method to locate food retail stores
in Macon County that sold fresh fruits and vegetables.
We assessed supermarkets, grocery stores
and convenience stores.
And we used the REDCap software statistical program
for our descriptive analysis.
Our results showed that there were two food retail stores
that sold fresh fruits and vegetables
in Tuskegee and one in Notasulga.
There were nine stores in total.
So, six of them were convenience stores.
We found that within Notasulga,
even though that it was the least populous out of Tuskegee,
it had the higher quality of fresh fruits and vegetables.
With this, canned fruits and vegetables were more abundant
and accessible to children and adolescents within Macon County.
This has serious health implications
because these children will be taking part in a high sodium
and high sugar diet, which increases their likelihood
of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Unless the necessary interventions are taken,
then the incidence of diabetes in children
and adolescents will continue to rise.
It is our obligation as public health officials
to ensure the health and well being of the next generation.
Thank you.
[ Applause ]
>> Are there any questions?
Okay.
>> Did you have any events or anything that you
like how did you gather your research,
like what was the process?
>> So, for my research, we did an observational method.
So, from there, we used Google, Google maps,
we spoke with people within the community to get a sense
of what was available, what stores were actually there,
because when you just looked on Google, there was a discrepancy
between what was advertised and what was there
because they'll say that there's a grocery store there.
You show up and the windows are boarded up.
>> Any more questions?
Okay, we are running out of time.
So, I'm going to present the poster presenters
with their certificates of appreciation.
So, certificate of appreciation in recognition and appreciation
of your participation in the CDC Office of Minority Health
and Health Equity 2019 Public Health Ethics Form at CDC.
And it's signed by Dr. Leandris Liburd, the Associate Director
for Minority Health and Health Equity,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And thank you both for your great work.
And I encourage you to continue conducting research
and performing research that will help us
to improve the health outcomes for all.
[ Applause ]
And I have the same certificate of recognition
for you, Ashanti Ali Davis.
Thank you.
[ Applause ]
And that concludes our session.