Oral

The purpose of this session is to examine existing nutrition practices at various child care facilities and to explore strategies that can be used to improve the nutrition and physical activity environment in the child care setting. Barriers to offering healthy foods and beverages in child care settings will also be addressed. Because child care settings provide an opportunity to influence children’s eating and health, the identification of effective policy recommendations to improve the nutrition and feeding environment is of great importance.

Session Objectives: 1. Describe the dietary intakes of children in various child care settings and how intakes compare to national recommendations. 2. Identify barriers to making positive changes in nutrition and feeding at child care centers. 3. Describe policy strategies that could be employed to improve the nutrition and physical activity environments in child care settings.

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