2024 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course
Live Program
July 30-31 | $35
Join us in-person on the University of Minnesota campus or live online via Zoom webinar.
Registration coming May 2024
Fully Online Distance Program
September 1 – December 31 | $35
Online, self-led course with recorded presentations from the live session.
Registration coming May 2024
Learn more about our offerings:
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:
- describe ways that nutrition programs and services can improve maternal, fetal and child health outcomes;
- discuss the effects of maternal and child eating behaviors and patterns on birth outcomes, infant and child health and development; and
- 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
Tuesday, July 30
Dollar store perceptions, shopping behaviors, and opportunities for healthy retail: A national survey of shoppers with low incomes
Sara John, PhD
Deputy Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Washington, DC
Additional presentations and speaker details coming soon
Wednesday, July 31
Examining the role of food parenting practices in the development of children’s eating behaviors and their relationship with food
Katie Loth, PhD, MPH, RD
Assistant Professor, Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Minnesota Medical School
Fruit and vegetable consumption in schools: Are salad bars an effective strategy for improving consumption?
Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Department Head
College of Health and Human Development
Penn State University
“I think it affects the whole family because all of us are talking about it.” Latin American parents’ perceptions of discussing and managing their child’s weight.
Lenora Goodman, MPH, RDN
Predoctoral Fellow
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Accreditation
2024 accreditation information 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
Contact
School of Public Health Continuing Education
cpheo@umn.edu