A Two-Way Street: Bridging Global and Local Nutrition Research to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Chair(s)

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  Stephanie Martin, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• BW

  Beth Widen, PhD, RD

  Assistant Professor
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX, United States

  Disclosure(s): Egg Nutrition Center: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Cattlemen's Beef Association: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Pork Board: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Speaker(s)

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  Stephanie Martin, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• BW

  Beth Widen, PhD, RD

  Assistant Professor
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX, United States

  Disclosure(s): Egg Nutrition Center: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Cattlemen's Beef Association: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Pork Board: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
• SC

  Shalean Collins, PhD, MPH, RD

  Assistant Professor
  Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• KN

  Khristopher Nicholas, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
  Boston, MA, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• AT

  Amanda Thompson, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Department of Anthropology & Nutrition
  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

This session will explore how global nutrition research can support complementary nutrition research in the US, and vice versa, in order to promote optimal nutrition during the first 1,000 days and thereafter. Presenters will share examples about influences of the food environment on maternal and child diets in the Galapagos and the US, water insecurity in low- and middle-income settings and US, infant feeding interventions in low- and middle-income settings and the US, and the experiences of nutrition-focused community health workers in rural areas of Southern Africa and the US.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM ET

  Welcome and Introductions - A Two-Way Street: Bridging Global and Local Nutrition Research to Improve Maternal and Child Health
  

  Chair: Stephanie L. Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Chair: Beth Widen, PhD, RD – The University of Texas at Austin
• 10:05 AM - 10:20 AM ET

  Shared Strengths: Health Promoters Experiences Supporting Nutrition in Rural Communities in Zambia and North Carolina
  

  Speaker: Stephanie L. Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM ET

  The Mothers and CareGiver’s Investing in Children (MAGIC)-FEED Program: A US Based Virtual Infant Feeding Intervention Developed With Lessons Learned From Low and Middle-Income Settings
  

  Speaker: Beth Widen, PhD, RD – The University of Texas at Austin
• 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM ET

  Understanding the Factors Associated With Maternal and Child Diet Quality Across the Dual Burden Continuum
  

  Speaker: Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 10:50 AM - 11:05 AM ET

  Prioritizing Lived Experience in Food Environment Research: Lessons From the Southern United States and the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador
  

  Speaker: Khristopher Nicholas, PhD – Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
• 11:05 AM - 11:20 AM ET

  Co-occurring Vulnerabilities: The Impacts of Food and Water Insecurity on Maternal and Child Nutrition
  

  Speaker: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD – Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
• 11:20 AM - 11:30 AM ET

  Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - A Two-Way Street: Bridging Global and Local Nutrition Research to Improve Maternal and Child Health
  

  Chair: Stephanie L. Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Chair: Beth Widen, PhD, RD – The University of Texas at Austin

  Speaker: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD – Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University

  Speaker: Khristopher Nicholas, PhD – Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

  Speaker: Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill