2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Online Program

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Childcare Oral Session: Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
This session highlights current research and practice improving health policies and practices for infants and young children in child care settings. Topics include nutrition, physical activity and breastfeeding policy, standards, practice, and/or effectiveness of child care programs.
Session Objectives: Describe the training and technical assistance provided to home-based and center-based child care providers to strengthen nutrition and physical activity-related programs and policies. Identify breastfeeding training and resources for early care providers. Discuss interventions and unique community partnerships for obesity prevention in early childhood settings and opportunities for scaling up to other communities.
Organizers:
Jennifer Marshall, PhD, MPH and Abbey Alkon, PhD
Moderator:
Abbey Alkon, PhD

12:30pm
Onsite Technical Assistance and Healthy Policies in Early Care and Education   
Jamie Turner, MPH, Cheryl Graffagnino, MS, RD, LD and Alex Smith, MCRP
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
12:40pm
Supporting breastfeeding in the early care and education setting: Providing training and resources   
Kathleen Anderson, MEd, CLC, Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FACPM,FILCA, FABM and Brian Matthews, BS
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
12:50pm
Improving Child Care Environments, Policy & Practice as a Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategy   
Julie Shuell, MPA and Amy Yaroch, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:00pm
Strengthening Home-Based Child Care Policies to Promote Healthy Environments: Results from the Eat Well Play Hard with Day Care Homes Pilot Program   
Jessica McDuff, M.A.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:10pm
Made to Move Program: Lessons learned from a physical activity program for child care providers in underserved areas of Chicago   
Christine Bozlak, PhD, MPH, Maryann Mason, PhD and Nancy Plaskett

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, Breastfeeding Forum, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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