Washington, DC, May 26–30, 2009
Improving Complementary Feeding for Children: New Products and Effective Behaviors
Tuesday, May 26, 1:30-3:15 pm
IYCN’s Rae Galloway hosted this panel discussion on new developments to improve complementary feeding for children 6–24 months old. Panelists:
- Kathryn Dewey, University of California, Davis: Home Fortificants for Complementary Foods Improve Child Growth
- Margaret Bentley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: An Integrated Child Feeding Intervention Improves Nutritional Status
- Mark Beinner, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Efficacy of Iron-Fortified Ultra Rice® Compared to Supplemental Iron Drops in Infants and Young Children
- Emmanuel D’Harcourt, International Rescue Committee: RUF and Ready: Helping Ready-to-Use-Foods Get to Scale
Feeding the Future: Preventing Malnutrition in Infants and Children
Thursday, May 28, 3:30-5:15 pm
IYCN’s Tom Schaetzel hosted this panel discussion which included a presentation by Kiersten Israel-Ballard. On behalf of IYCN and PATH’s PMTCT Program, Dr. Israel-Ballard presented exciting new research on feeding HIV-exposed infants in Kenya. The research is informing IYCN’s new activities in the country. Panelists:
- Kiersten Israel-Ballard, IYCN Project, PATH: Feeding HIV-Exposed Infants in Kenya
- Elviyanti Martini, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health: Sprinkles® Plus Effectiveness Program in Rural Maharashtra, India
- Victoria Vivas de Alvarado: Child Feeding Bowl: Low Tech, High Impact
Aminuzzaman Talukder, Helen Keller International: Homestead Food Production Programs Improve Household Nutrition Security
Visit the Global Health Council website for more information about the annual meeting.
Date: May 26, 2009 | Category: Events