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| Issue Brief II: Increasing Breastfeeding Rates for WIC Families Through… | Imani Marshall | 2017 | Childcare/Childcare Assistance, Complementary feeding, Maternal and child nutrition, Wellness | Field Reports | Domestic, Louisiana, New Orleans | Increasing Access to Food for Mothers, Infants and Children Receiving Benefits from WIC through Community Partnerships… Read more “Issue Brief II: Increasing Breastfeeding Rates for WIC Families Through Innovative Community Partnerships 1 Increasing Breastfeeding Rates for WIC Families Through Innovative Community Partnerships” |
Emerson Fellow | Series Increasing Access Food for Mothers Infants and Children Receiving Benefits from WIC through Community Partnerships Issue Brief Breastfeeding Rates Families Through Innovative Imani Marshall Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Class Supervisor Victoria Williams LMSW Program Manager Market Umbrella February Overview promotion education has become increasingly prominent component the Special Supplemental Nutrition Women WICi Despite largescaled adoption breastfeeding policies like incentives peer counseling programs participants remain below state national rate benchmarks more communityintegrated approach may help improve efficacy increase rates The Low Although provides health benefits both mother child Americans continue fall behind Healthy People set Department Health Human Servicesii even further nation While nearly percent infants are breastfed some pointiii only approximately receiving ever see Figure There not any where comes close average benchmark also strong body research concluding that participation associated with lower breastfeed initiation duration exclusivityv Since than million peoplevi participate failing address this inequity leaves millions families Source Rasmussen Kathleen Marie Latulippe Ann Yaktine Review Packages Proposed Framework Revisions Interim Report Institute Medicine Committee Data Local Agency Agriculture Service Proportion who Ever Breastfed Objectives Total Population Participants HEALTHY PEOPLE OBJECTIVES BREASTFEEDING PREVALENCE Programs Division July httpswwwfnsusdagovsitesdefaultfileswicFYBFDLAReportpdf Racial Disparities case nationally there racial disparities amongst Examining ethnic distribution categories illuminates these Among African American mothers underrepresented post partum black Figures deficit social support can explain were State low communities Cultural stigma against due long history wetnursing targeted marketing formula industry ensured current generation have fewer aunts sisters experience knowledge positive opinions breastfeedingvii exacerbate Black likely receive feeding advice counselors white women while adviceviii Limited Conversely Hispanic Latino overrepresented about postpartum bix Nationally tend higher segments population Puerto Ricans Overall systems supportive breastfeedingx This explains among Indian Alaska Native Asian HawaiianPacific Islander White Two races Percent Distribution Postpartum Race Americ Hawaii Other Pacific Islande Partcipants Thorn Characteristics Final Office Policy Support November SocioEconomic income eligibility requirement federal poverty levelxi participant lowincome compared overall median household xii xiii still important think most socioeconomically vulnerable because increasing access underserved positively affect outcomes all xiv socioeconomic reflect trends Amongst mean incomes those less time off work dependent their earned bargaining power enforce right pump returning significant barrier familiesxvi These additional barriers need addressed order disadvantaged face will ensure Hisp Not Ethnicity resources needed facilitate Table III Current Promotion Policies Fighting Formula Incentive Researchers advocates effectively argued WICs free provision incentivized removing financial infant which otherwise would expensive Studies show instances program use double breastfeedxvii creates incentive inflates relative benefit particularly susceptible begun trying agencies now distributed nonmonetary nominal value initiating continuing packages Incentives include items breast pads microwave sterilization bags materials baby clothes blankets Most served offer valuexviii monetary proven effective participantsxix number improving changed its food package allocation exclusive providing fully comprehensive change had mixed effects According analysis records states Average Mean Income Median Participant Category Pregnant limited effect choice increased was choosing packagexx Still regional studies suggest changes durationxxi However failed take into consideration regardless study considered nonWIC control group concluded improvements could isolated new since similar increases seen womenxxii unclear Research suggests provide participating activities Flagstaff Arizona agency expectant assigned Caring Connection partners Compared received typical interventions without partner inclusion much despite prenatal intentions Improving extremely incidence especially true lack form donated prizes attracting programsxxiii Developing supporters groups Loving Peer Counseling USDA invested initiatives One such initiative expansion counselor when counsels planning durationxxiv enacted plan commitment xxv Sixtynine local operate peercounseling available clinic sitesxxvi heavily promising method promote Forrestal Sarah Ronette Briefel James Mabli Inventory January strongly supported impact clear did largely slightly better prevalence Sixtyfour initiated six ran months needs improvement Agencies Epstein Carter Collins Study Phase Followup Implement October shortcomings does seem opportunity diverse services racially ethnically representative entire guidance encourages pairs andor backgrounds Eighty require recommend same background speak language participantxxvii maximize peercounselings ensuring culturally sensitive essential certain excluded monitor enforcement recommendations evaluate cultural competency curriculum weeks womena Initiation Duration Participatnts LWAs Without Betsy Chrystine Tadler Nicole Huret Elaine Ayo Carole Trippe Michele Mendelson Kelly Lawrence Patlan Gabrielle Schwartz Vinh Tran Exhibit shows potential Ninetysix previous recipients Having outcomesxxviii When they share relatable experiences salient Again monitoring standard disparity realized Moreover should Paying matching able volunteer Yet paidxxix very establishing instead decrease individual burden Therefore costly encouraging HispanicLatino BlackAfrican RaceEthnicity With Served LWA incorporates components prioritizes contacts directly period breastfeedingxxx contact highest proportion occur week after hospital discharge between two four respectively other hand researchsupported characteristics working key family members babys father maternal grandmotherxxxi missing Additionally supporting alone clinical setting sufficient means outcomesxxxii Moving outside settings said threequarters made clinicsxxxiii Partnering community organizationsa model moving sessions out Changing content design combining offering nonclinical level data widely collected difficult measure different Collecting publishing populations begin filling information gap Recommendations Innovations existing allotted funds develop Alternatively organizations stake valuable goods lead innovation effort Innovation efforts following objectives connecting them competent peercounselors clinics collecting participantlevel Private institutionsespecially nonprofit organizationscan apply foundation funding pilot Organizations conduct focus surveys before implementation assess whether interested addresses appropriate administration administrators goals align confirm feasibility locally ensures proposed best utilize Case Farmers New Orleans organization located Louisiana runs Crescent City locations throughout city launched Mommas Club MMC each month attend conducted inform They found excited idea shopping farmers market eating healthy foods invited peerlearning nutrition classes markets focused amounts fruits vegetables eat confidence preparing fresh incorporate interactive cooking demos partnering held libraries cafes monthly conducting baseline followup report findings advocate necessary evaluates monetarily spend nonmonetarily events Conclusions well being children established creating strengthen Acknowledgements thank staff Your investing your challenging innovating sustainably deeply inspiring supervisor You leader trust inspired problems opportunities creative ways values Congressional Center Jonathan Wogman fellowship advisor been lifechanging Jon none possible References iii Card Chronic Disease Prevention Physical Activity Obesity vii Allers Kimberly Big Letdown How Business Feminism Undermine viii Jones Katherine Michael Power John Queenan Jay Schulkin Ethnic MEDICINE Eligibility Guidelines United States April httpswwwfnsusdagovwicwicincomeeligibilityguidelines Proctor Bernadette Jessica Semega Melissa Kollar Poverty September httpwwwcensusgovdatatablesdemoincomepovertyphtml xvi xvii Rose Donald Nicholas Bodor Mariana Chilton Has FormulaFeed Led Increase Overweight Journal xviii xix Sciacca David Dube Brenda Phipps Ratliff Education Effects Knowledge Attitudes xxi xxii xxiii xxiv Services Explanatory Notes Budget Analysis httpwwwobpausdagovfnsnotespdf xxvi xxvii xxviii McLaughlin Joan Nancy Burstein Fumiyo Tao Mary Kay Fox Intervention Design Assistance Evaluation August xxix xxx xxxi xxxii xxxiii |
| Nutrition for Sale: Solutions that are Feeding Bellies, Brains and… | Jennie Lane, Giselle Aris | 2016 | Food Systems and Agriculture, Gender, Health, Nutrition and Hunger, Value-chain development | Blog post | Rwanda | 6th class Leland Fellow Giselle Aris and 8th class Leland Fellow Jennie Lane collaborated on this article, which outlines Land O’Lakes’ work to create synergy between building… Read more “Nutrition for Sale: Solutions that are Feeding Bellies, Brains and Businesses” | Leland Fellow | How feed evergrowing population with healthy nutritious affordable accessible and sustainablyraised food And how can leverage the development business sectors meet not only SDG Zero Hunger but also impact least other SDGs through markets agriculture livestock These questions are central our work Land OLakes International Development global partners few facts Its estimated that million people globally undernourished Stunting protein energy malnutrition micronutrient deficiencies iron zinc Vitamin iodine blamed for over percent deaths children under five years old loss adult income from being stunted when growing both poverty Asia Africa undernutrition costs GDP annually know adding even small amount high quality animal source mostly plantbased diet increase nutritional adequacy considerably Animal foods natures packaged provide array essential micronutrients efficient easily digestible The marketplace base pyramid most vulnerable household bottom billion terms all refer sameish Most often they target initiatives focused nutrition watersanitationhygiene households rural urban powerful customer whose buying power demand Rural farmers particularly still produce majority consumed across developing world crops commoditized poor producers longer afford consume their own products Urban consumers increasingly demanding more while having awareness safety issues opportunity exists supply poorest safe nutrient rich model pay itself This includes marginalized populations has foundation enter formal economies evidence Rwanda implementing Dairy Competitiveness Program RDCP fiveyear program funded Agency USAID works various levels government private enterprise improve build capacity dairy value chain scale sector focuses attention integrating partnering staff Ethiopia office leadership help become sensitive inclusive Nutrition chains address underlying drivers including access objective generate employment specifically holder farmer overarching goal mission competitiveness regional positively incomes associated related enterprises approach extends benefits milk beyond direct beneficiaries districts Fundamental projects success was engaging building Also critical increasing consumer Throughout life reached Shisha Wumva consumption campaign messaging Urunana popular radio Enter Inyange Industries grantee recipient integral partner exemplifies potential supporting safer Milk Zone which offers bulk sales prices Already there active Zones one selling incredible liters monthly equal employer tackles inclusivity another angle too offering product expanded who otherwise would able traditional grocery stores larger prepackaged sizes already buys collection centers country providing reliable transparent market hopes continue expand Gaps remains determined drive down stunting prevalence Attribution certain national data area debate research among donor academic communities Pragmatic approaches well robust rigorous evaluations necessary determine large interventions will individual level That said accessibility quantities harmony theory good Beyond best known its programming leveraging decades cooperative expertise But goes far Tanzania Innovations Gender Equality Promote Household Food Security IGE women led Entrepreneurs such Nancy Kaaya rest her team SIWATO scaling solar driers areas dried fruits vegetables Not innovations like this increased previously available seasonally valuable purchase nutrientrich Kenya USAIDfunded Feed Future Innovation Engine project KIE provides businesses catalytic grants harness incubating new security Global Entrepreneurship Summit speaker Marion Moon company Wanda Organic spoke about mainstreaming biofertilizers contributing agricultural productivity smallholder climate smart alternative Driven soil fertility health support livelihoods stays true Swahili roots wanda meaning thriving bush Improved equals crop resulting improved higher content profitability Conclusion When becomes creates average jobs opportunities worlds magnified Identifying those helping them overcome financial technical barriers achieve Developments Inclusive Finance Enterprise practice |
| IMPROVING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DURING THE LEAN SEASON: Results of a… | Meghan Anson | 2016 | Poster | Malawi | This poster was presented at the World Nutrition Congress 2016 (August 30-September 2) in Cape Town, South Africa.… Read more “IMPROVING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DURING THE LEAN SEASON: Results of a trials of improved practices study in the Mchinji District, Malawi” | Leland Fellow | ||
| Poster: Improving Complementary Feeding During the Lean Season | Meghan Anson | 2016 | Complementary feeding, Health, Nutrition and Hunger, Maternal and child nutrition | Poster | Malawi | This poster was presented at the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Academy Week in Addis Ababa, June 20-24, 2016.… Read more “Poster: Improving Complementary Feeding During the Lean Season” | Leland Fellow |