The 3rd Symposium was held on September 24-25, 2007 in Amelia Island, Florida.

The University of Florida's Addictive & Health Behaviors Research Institute, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the University of North Florida, and The American Academy of Health Behavior, proudly hosted the 3rd Symposium on Addictive & Health Behaviors Research titled Health Behavior Intervention: Combining Research and Practice, on September 24th and 25th, 2007.

The 3rd Symposium provided a forum for the multi-disciplinary exchange of both scientific and application knowledge of health behavior intervention. It was designed to provide health professionals and researchers with state-of-the-art research knowledge and practical solutions on developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating successful interventions for affecting addictive and health behaviors. Nationally recognized researchers presented leading scientific information in the areas of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, physical activity, and obesity intervention, as well as cross-cutting topics such as brief interventions and multiple behavior interventions for improving health and preventing harm.

The featured speakers and topics included:

• Gilbert J. Botvin, PhD, Cornell University
“Advances in School-Based Prevention: Effects on Multiple Health Behaviors”

• Thomas H Brandon, PhD, University of South Florida
“Two Approaches to Preventing Smoking Relapse”

• Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Yale University
“A New and Important Frontier: Food and Addiction”

• K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH Roswell Park Cancer Institute
“What the Marlboro Man Can Teach Us About Tobacco Control”

• Meg Gerrard, PhD, Iowa State University
“Using Social Images in Health Behavior Interventions”

• Frederick X. Gibbons, PhD, Iowa State University
“A Dual-Focus, Dual-Path Model for Health Intervention”

• Michael G. Perri, PhD, University of Florida
“Improving the Long-term Management of Obesity”

• Judith Prochaska, PhD, MPH University of California, San Francisco
“Multiple Risk Behavior Change: What Most Individuals Need”

• Linda Carter Sobell, PhD Nova Southeastern University
“Self-Change: Processes and Implications for the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors”

Symposium proceedings, speaker presentations, and photos of the event can be found on our Symposium website.