Distance education opportunity available.

This continuing education program focuses on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate high-quality nutrition services.  It 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.

Objectives

• Describe ways that appropriate nutrition services can improve pregnancy outcomes.
• Describe the effect of maternal eating behaviors on birth outcomes and infant health status and development.
• Identify characteristics of model programs and counseling approaches for maternal and infant nutritional health.

Accreditation

The program has been submitted for approval to the American Dietetic Association for 15.5 continuing education hours.

Contact hours have been applied for through Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on accreditation.

The program qualifies for 15.5 contact hours (1.5 Continuing Education Units) of professional continuing education. The Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, maintains permanent records of all continuing education activities.

Contact

Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, University of Minnesota,
2221 University Avenue SE #350, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Telephone: 612-626-4515; Fax: 612-626-4525; Email: cpheo@umn.edu

Presented by

• University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
  • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
  • Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach

Sponsored by

• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  • Health Resources and Services Administration
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Food and Nutrition Service
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture