Presenters:

Sara-Chana Silverstein, BFA, IBCLC, RH (AHG)

Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, the participate will be able to: 

1. Encourage and teach mother and baby to succeed at breastfeeding
2. How to communicate with the mother who is struggling to feed her baby
3. Help babies achieve proper weight gain for age appropriate development. 4
4. Know the tools involved in finger feeding
5. Understand which deficits can be helped with finger feeding
6. Know what results to expect with finger feeding

Please join Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) on January 29 as public health leaders discuss the national obesity crisis, its health impacts, and how advocates are working at the national and local levels to address this ongoing epidemic. This web forum explores findings of TFAH’s 2019 State of Obesity report: https://www.tfah.org/report-details/stateofobesity2019/.

The report found that about 1 in 3 Americans of all ages—more than 100 million people—have obesity. The epidemic is estimated to increase national healthcare spending by $149 billion annually, about half of which is paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. Moreover, the rates of U.S. obesity continue to climb, and racial, ethnic, income and geographic disparities persist. For the first time, nine U.S. states (AL, AK, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, ND and WV) had adult obesity rates at or above 35% in 2018, up from zero states as recently as 2012.

Speakers will cover the latest national and state obesity rates and trends, highlight promising approaches localities have undertaken to ensure healthy communities, and offer national policy recommendations that incorporate innovative approaches that prioritize helping all Americans lead healthier lives. The web forum session will include time for audience Q&A.

This free event is recommended for anyone working in public health, advocacy, school health, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, transportation and planning, hospitals, health systems, insurers, and local and state health officials. Live captioning is available for all attendees.

Register here.

Elizabeth Smith, MPH, ICCE, IBCLC, RLC

Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, the participate will be able to: 

1. Understand why interactive learning is critical for retention.
2. Take away 3-4 concrete examples of interactive teaching.
3. Know where to find examples of interactive teaching ideas.

Presenters:

Alyssa Schnell, MS, IBCLC

Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, the participate will be able to: 

1. Have some strategies for clients inducing lactation with complicated health profiles.
2. Give clients realistic expectations regarding milk production.
3. Address legal and ethical issues around domperidone.
4. Suggest alternatives to the Newman-Goldfarb protocols.
5. Have strategies for managing inducing lactation for clients with a short, unknown or no lead time before baby’s arrival.
6. Support parents to successfully supplement with a feeding tube at the breast or chest.

Presenters:

Andrea Herron, RN, MN, CPNP, IBCLC

Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, the participate will be able to: 

1. Define nine infant temperament traits.
2. Describe goodness of fit and it’s impact on the growing baby’s/child’s emotional well being.
3. Explain ways parents can adapt to difficult temperament traits.
4. Relate the importance of understanding temperament to successful breastfeeding.