CDC’s WHO Growth Chart Training is Online
CDC has released an online training module, Using the World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Charts to Assess Growth with Children less than 2 Years of Age in the U.S.<http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/growthcharts/who/index.htm>, for health care providers and public health professionals who measure and assess growth of infants and young children. The purpose of the training is to provide professionals with expertise on using and interpreting the WHO growth charts. The training takes 45 minutes to complete and has seven sections that include Recommendations and Rationale, Breastfeeding as the Norm for Infant Feeding and Using the WHO Growth Standard Charts. Self-assessment questions are included for each section and case examples illustrate various scenarios to guide interpretation of the growth charts. For more information, contact Barbara Polhamus or Daurice Grossniklaus.



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