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This continuing education program focuses on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate high-quality nutrition services.

The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to:

1. describe ways that nutrition programs and services can improve maternal, fetal and child health outcomes;
2. discuss the effects of maternal and child eating behaviors and patterns on birth outcomes, infant and child health and development; and
3. identify characteristics of effective programs, services, outreach, research and evaluation needed to improve maternal, infant and child health, nutrition and food security.

Who Should Attend

This continuing education program is designed for dietitians, nutritionists, certified nurse midwives, registered nurses and nurse practitioners, physicians and public health professionals who serve preconceptual, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, children and families.

Presentations and Speakers

A Multilevel Approach to Improving Breastfeeding Practices

Presented By: Junia N. de Brito, PhD, MPH, MBA
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota

The Milky Way: Exploring How Maternal Genetics Shapes Human Milk Composition

Presented By: Ellen W. Demerath, PhD
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Staffing, Training, and Roles of WIC Paraprofessionals: Results of a National Review

Presented By:
Abby Gold
Health and Nutrition Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota
Katherine Hendel, PhD, MS, RD
Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH
Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

GLP-1 Medication Use in Adolescents

Presented By: Sarah Raatz, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota

Ultra-Processed Foods: Challenges for Regulation and Dietary Guidance

Presented By: Lauren O’Connor, PhD, MPH
Nutrition and Health Program Lead, Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center

Smart Eating on a Budget: Extension Tools for Healthier Families

Presented By:
Kelly Kunkel
Extension Educator, Health & Nutrition Regional Office Mankato, University of Minnesota
Mary Schroeder
Extension Educator, Health & Nutrition Regional Office Willmar, University of Minnesota

Group Registration

2025 Group Registration coming May 2025.

Accreditation

Accreditation coming soon.

Sponsors

Maternal & Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Grant No. T79MC00007-32-00