APA to Reveal Findings from Stress in America™: Our Health at Risk Survey

Webcast to feature discussion about nation's stress-induced health crisis

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Jan 09, 2012, 12:48 ET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychological Association (APA) will host a live town hall discussion January 11 to share the results of APA's annual nationwide survey, Stress in America™: Our Health at Risk. The event, moderated by Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, will be webcast live from the Newseum's Knight Studio in Washington, D.C.

The town hall discussion will provide a comprehensive look at the impact of stress on people across the United States, with a special focus on the experiences of caregivers and those who live with chronic illness. Now in its sixth year, Stress in America examines attitudes toward and perceptions about stress across the country. The report also focuses on ways in which stress affects individuals differently based on gender, region and age.

WHAT: Live Webcast, APA Stress in America: Our Health at Risk Town Hall Discussion
www.stressinamerica.org

WHEN: Wednesday, January 11, 10:30 a.m., EST

WHO: Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D., is chief executive officer and executive vice president of APA. Dr. Anderson is editor in chief of the APA journal American Psychologist and The Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. He is well-known for his research and writing on the effects of stress on biology and risk for hypertension.

Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., is the 2012 president of APA. A licensed psychologist and distinguished research professor at Florida State University College of Medicine, Johnson has focused her work on topics including medical regimen adherence, childhood diabetes and pediatric obesity.

Katherine C. Nordal, Ph.D., is the executive director for professional practice at APA. A licensed psychologist experienced in treating adults, children and adolescents, Dr. Nordal has clinical expertise in the treatment of stress-related disorders.

Jonathan Lever, JD, EdM, is vice president of health strategy and innovation at the Y. Lever has been a chief architect in the Y's response to the nation's lifestyle-related health crisis, leading efforts to improve the nation's health and well-being through community-based healthy living and chronic disease prevention initiatives.

Moderator: Susan Dentzer is the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation's leading peer-reviewed journal focused on the intersection of health, health care and health policy in the United States and internationally.

To register for the event, visit http://www.regonline.com/apawebcast. Webcast viewers will be invited to submit questions via Twitter (#stressAPA) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/americanpsychologicalassociation) during the live event. Visit www.apa.org/helpcenter for more information about mind/body health.

The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 154,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.

SOURCE American Psychological Association