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From the Nutrition Education for the Public DPG:



Title: “Breastfeeding: Immunological, Cognitive and Nutritional Advantages”



Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Time: 2:00-3:00 PM EST

CEUs Available: 1



Nutrition Education for the Public DPG member: $0

DPG Member/Student Member: $15

Academy Member Fee: $10

Non-Academy Member Fee: $25



Registration Link: www.eatright.org/dpgevents<http://www.eatright.org/dpgevents>



Description: This 60-minute webinar sponsored by the Nutrition Education for the Public Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, you will be given the tools needed to better educate mothers on the importance of breastfeeding.



Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:



1. Describe three areas of research related to the advantages of breastfeeding that goes beyond nutrition.

2. Apply evidence-based knowledge on breastfeeding, developmental readiness, and responsive feeding to inform their practice.

3. Identify three strategies that can be used in communicating evidence based child feeding information to the public.



Moderator:

· Ingrid K. Richard Adams, PhD, RD, LD: Associate Professor in Nutrition and Weight Management at the University of Kentucky



Speakers:

· Susan L. Johnson, PhD, RD: Professor of Pediatrics and Director of The Children’s Eating Laboratory with the University of Colorado Denver

· Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD., RD: Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Specialist and Professor with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

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