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Important Message from the Chair
Dear MCH Council Members,
It is with regret that I inform you that I am not eligible to continue to serve the MCH Council as the Chair as I am retiring from state service in December 2010. I will join the Council as an Associate Member and will continue to serve in the capacity as a member on the steering committee and to work on special projects.
As a Council, we are fortunate to have a very capable chair-elect, Patricia Daniluk, to transition to chair, and we also have a strong and dynamic MCH Council steering committee. This is an exciting time for maternal and child health nutrition and our Council will be at the forefront of many initiatives!
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the Chair.
Linda J. Peterson, MPH, RD, CD
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
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Quarterly MCH Nutrition Council Calls
Our next calls are scheduled for January 18 and April 19, 2011. The one-hour calls begin at 3:00 Eastern Time. Please call 1-800-750-4065; the participant code is 46844664#.
The topic of our January 18 call will be Health Care Reform - Opportunities to Improve Women's Health. Our knowledgeable speakers will be Terri A. Thorfinnson, JD, Chief, Office of Women's Health, and Suzanne Haydu, MPH, RD, Nutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator. Both presenters are with the California Department of Health Care Services.
Our October 12 call featured Milt Kotelchuck, MD, Chair Emeritus, Community Health Sciences Professor, Community Health Sciences at Boston University, School of Public Health. Dr. Kotelchuckhttp spoke eloquently about Lifecourse Health Development. You can listen to the call and read the handouts from the Resources section of ASTPHND's website.
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MCH Nutrition Council Liaisons
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The Council held a conference call on October 13 to discuss the state MCH Nutrition Liaison and what this position would entail. The group discussed the origins and purpose of the liaison position. Participants shared their reasons for being interested in the Council and offered ideas for discussion topics. We also discussed the draft Nutrition in MCH paper and how we can use the document to initiate discussion with relevant staff about nutrition in MCH programs. Participants also agreed it is important to gather information about what work is being accomplished to support public health nutrition within current state level maternal and child health activities.
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MCHB 75th Anniversary Celebration
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 The MCHB 75th Anniversary Celebration was held on October 20 and over 1,200 people participated. The event commemorated the 75th anniversary and legacy of Title V of the Social Security Act. The celebration featured panel presentations on critical public health topics, a look into the future of maternal child health, and a call to action. Rethinking MCH: The Life Course Model as an Organizing Framework was unveiled. MCHB commissioned this concept paper to provide a mutual understanding about MCH life course from which the broad MCH community can begin to shape its public health approaches for the 21st century. The paper clarifies and synthesizes the best thinking on MCH life course and outlines how the theory might be used to frame MCHB's upcoming strategic planning process.
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- A New Way to Talk About Social Determinants of Health. This excellent resource from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discusses how we can create more compelling, effective and persuasive messages that resonate across the political spectrum.
- The Childhood Obesity Conference is scheduled for June 28 - July 1, 2011 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Over the course of these four days, the country's leading experts in pediatric obesity will showcase the latest research, evidence-based best practices, and policy and environmental change strategies. Mark your calendar for the best educational and networking opportunity on childhood obesity available to professionals nationwide. For more details, visit the Conference website.
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week is January 2 - 8, 2011. The National Council on Folic Acid has new materials on its website.
- CDC is downsizing its warehouse and wants to distribute its materials. Visit the warehouse website to order CDC publications.
Resources from the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC):
New Resources on ASTPHND's website:
ASTPHND now has a wealth of information posted in the Resources section of www.astphnd.org. Recent additions include The Impacts of Health Care Reform on Public Health Nutritionand Tools to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Partnerships.
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Reminders
The MCH Nutrition Council's web page is now live! The purpose of our web page is to share information and keep members informed.
Do you have resources or information you would like to share with other MCH Nutrition Council Members? If so, send it to Helene for distribution.
We would love to include a photograph of you with your listing in the ASTPHND Member Directory! Please email a photo in JPEG format to Cyndi Atterbury.
Mark your calendar for the 2011 ASTPHND Annual Meeting! Our 2011 gathering will be at the Salt Lake Marriott City Center June 12 - 14. Watch this space for more information!
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Best Wishes,
Linda Peterson Patricia Daniluk Helene Kent
Chair Chair-Elect ASTPHND Consultant
ASTPHND MCH Nutrition Council
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