Parents / Professionals Solving Feeding and Nutrition Challenges

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 1:00pm to 4:15pm

January 29, 2021                  

Parents / Professionals Solving Feeding and Nutrition Challenges

(Jaclyn Larson, Melissa Davis and Johnny Icely)

  • Nutrition for Growth and Development in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
  • Food Deserts and other Food Insecurities
  • Tube Feedings
  • Nutrition/Eating Challenges for Children with Cleft Lip & Palate & Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Readings

  1. Craig, GM. (2013). Psychosocial aspects of feeding children with neurodisability. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67, S17-S20. Doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.226.  
  2. Pg. 4 “Myths and Facts about Tube Feedings” found in What You Need to Know Now: A Parent’s Introduction to Tube Feeding. Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation, 2014.

Video

  1. “Weight Bias in Healthcare” (2009) Yale University (16 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZLzHFgE0AQ

Supplemental Readings:

  1. Waterland, R. A. & Jirtle, R. L. (2004).  Early Nutrition, Epigenetic Changes at Transposons and Imprinted Genes, and Enhanced Susceptibility to Adult Chronic Disease. 
Event Location: 
Zoom
Event Category: 
Seminar
Faculty Presenter: 
Jaclyn Larson