The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions is hosting a 75-minute webinar that will explore the role of infant and early childhood nutrition (birth to <2 years of age) related to healthy growth and the prevention of overweight and obesity later in childhood. Presentations will feature the current prevalence and trends of high weight-for-length in infants and young children, the state of the science on nutrition-related modifiable risk factors, and obesity prevention interventions that address healthy growth, with a special emphasis on reducing disparities in populations with above-average obesity risk.
Join us on Thursday, July 18 at 12:00 PM EDT for this free 75-minute event to hear from our guest speakers:
- Kathryn Dewey, University of California, Davis
- Cynthia Ogden, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bill Dietz, The George Washington University
- Elsie Taveras, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Nutrition Resources Market
Unfortunately, we are needing to postpone the Nutrition Resource Market scheduled for next week until the fall. This event will now take place on Oct. 24 same time/same place. Attached is a revised flyer and we look forward to more time to promote the event and make this bigger and better!
We apologize for the convenience. If you have promoted next week’s event, please send out a notice about the event postponed and the new date. We will also post the revised flyer on the door of BBC for anyone who may not receive the cancellation and show up next Wednesday evening.
Be My Neighbor Day
This family-friendly event is all about being a caring neighbor and supporting families in Northeast Ohio. There is no cost to attend, but advance registration is required. Free trolley rides will be available as transportation to the event from five Cleveland Public Library branches. Guests can reserve a ride when they register to attend.
The event will include entertaining and educational activities for parents and children ages 3-8. Free parent resources from community organizations, free books, free refreshments and neighborhood trolley rides will be provided. Plus, guests will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a chance to win prizes.
Advanced registration is required.
Rates of childhood obesity are nearly four times as high in low-resourced communities, with rates among 2-5 year-old children more than doubling in the past four decades, contributing to long-term health consequences and disparities. Poor nutrition and eating habits are a major contributor to pediatric obesity risk. Given that major trials have demonstrated little to no sustainable effect on reducing obesity in low-resourced communities, it is essential to improve our understanding of barriers to behavior change unique to populations living in high poverty, violent, economically depressed neighborhoods.
In this talk, Dr. Brittany Schuler will present her program of research drawing on family stress frameworks to examine mechanisms linking adversity and economic hardship to the development of familial dietary patterns and subsequent pediatric obesity risk in low-resourced populations. She will share her preliminary work documenting direct associations of early life adversities and childhood dietary habits. In addition, she will highlight her work on links between specific types of economic hardship on parenting stress dynamics and subsequent family mealtime quality. Dr. Schuler will discuss how this work serves as the basis for the development of an innovative framework for addressing childhood obesity in the context of adversity. This presentation will provide foundational information on the multifaceted links between adversity phenotypes and obesity risk, information hypothesized to be crucial for childhood obesity prevention.
Join us for a three session series designed for community members with an interest in civic leadership. This series will equip leaders with the tools necessary to take an active role in local, state, county, and federal government. Learn the foundation and principles of what it means to participate in political processes, civics, advocacy, and engagement in our democratic society.
September 12th: Local Government
September 19th: County and State Government
September 26th: Federal Government
Monthly meeting of the Early Ages Healthy Stages Coalition
Agenda:
- EAHS Updates
- Presentation: Role that Community Health Workers that Can Play
- Working Groups – Continue to Advance and Act
Register for the meeting here.
The Health Industry Solutions department of Corporate College, a division of the Workforce, Community and Economic Development Division (WCED) of Cuyahoga Community College, is looking forward to hosting the September EAHS coalition meeting. The address to Corporate College East is 4400 Richmond Rd, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128. We will meet in room 238. There is ample parking and it is free. Please proceed to the Executive Parking Level and enter through the Executive Entrance (see directions and parking map here.). For general information one may call: 216-987-2800.
Target audience:
- Parents and Families
- Early Care and Education Providers
- Health Care Professionals
- Agencies and Organizations
- Community members
For more information, contact: Alison Patrick at 216-201-2001 ext. 1513 or info@ccbh.stagingnotavicreative.com
Groundwork is excited to announce a new webinar series focused on Early Childhood Mental Health. Understanding early childhood mental health is key to preventing and treating the mental health problems of very young children and their families. It also helps guide the development of healthy social and emotional behaviors. Joins for this webinar series earn more about early childhood mental health and expand your knowledge of your role in elevating this critical work!
Join us for a three session series designed for community members with an interest in civic leadership. This series will equip leaders with the tools necessary to take an active role in local, state, county, and federal government. Learn the foundation and principles of what it means to participate in political processes, civics, advocacy, and engagement in our democratic society.
September 12th: Local Government
September 19th: County and State Government
September 26th: Federal Government