3141.0 WHO Growth Standards: Background and Rationale for Developing a New International Growth Standard for Infants and Young Children

Monday, November 5, 2007: 10:30 AM
Oral
The presentations in this session will focus on a systems approach to breastfeeding support. Both the effect of healthcare system policies and practices and the effect of workplace facilities and policies will be addressed. The role of the public health practitioner is to provide leadership in the programmatic introduction of improved materials so as to best support their use and purpose. Proper transition to the new standards necessitates at least three significant public health activities.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe two components of a breastfeeding friendly healthcare system. 2. Discuss an effective collaboration between a breastfeeding coalition and labor unions to support breastfeeding in the work place.
Organizers:
Mary Rose Tully, MPH, IBCLC and Joan E. Dodgson, RN MPH PhD
Moderator:
Mary Rose Tully, MPH, IBCLC

10:30 AM
Background and Rationale for Developing a New International Growth Standard for Infants and Young Children
Cutberto Garza, MD, PHD, Mercedes De Onis, MD, PHD and Adelheid W. Onyango, PhD
     
10:50 AM
Use of the Who Growth Standards in the United States
Laurence Grummer-Strawn, PhD
        
11:10 AM
Clinical Examples of the Use of the New Standards
Mary Rose Tully, MPH, IBCLC
        
11:30 AM
Issues in Implementing the New Growth Standards
Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM
           

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Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: International Health, Food and Nutrition, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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