• Breastfeeding can protect against early obesity in a WIC population.
• New research has uncovered links between breastfeeding and lower SSB intake.
• What does this mean and how can it help public health efforts to turn the obesity tide?

Speakers:

Shannon Whaley, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
Harold Goldstein, DrPH, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy

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• Beyond Pregnancy: Optimal Postpartum Care
• Opportunities to Prevent Prematurity
• Findings from a WIC Interconception Health Pilot Project

Speakers:
Denise Gee, MPH, RD, Senior Nutritionist, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
Sharen Anthony, RD, MFCC, Senior Nutritionist, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles

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• A "brief intervention" is effective in limiting drinking during pregnancy.
• This approach works in the busy WIC setting!
• Dramatic outcomes show how WIC can prevent alcohol-related infant mortality.

Speakers:
Shannon Whaley, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
Samar MacGregor, MPH, RD, Senior Nutritionist, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles

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The Safety 2012 World Conference is the 11th biennial international conference on injury prevention and safety promotion, co-sponsored by the World Health Organization. The conference will bring together the world's leading injury prevention and safety researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and advocates, to debate, discuss, and share information and experience. The key theme of Safety 2012 is "Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future." This theme reflects the intellectual and philosophical approach towards injury prevention of the host country New Zealand's injury prevention sector. It's also consistent with the aspirations of the WHO Western-Pacific Region Framework for Action on Injury and Violence Prevention 2008-2013. Safety 2012 is organized by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand (SCFNZ), and the University of Otago's Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU). Numerous partners and colleagues in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally will also contribute to the planning and success of the conference.

Learn more about Safety 2012 here.

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