Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM – 12 PM PST AGENDA: Introductions & Overview -- Laurie True, Executive Director, CWA Research Report: Breastfeeding & Obesity Connections -- Shannon Whaley, Director of Research & Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program Sugar-Sweetened Beverages & Obesity Connections -- Harold Goldstein, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy Questions and Answers WIC WORKS: Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: What’s the Connection? California WIC Association 02/16/2012 For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174- 768
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM – 12 PM PSTAGENDA: Introductions & Overview-- Laurie True, Executive Director, CWAResearch Report: Breastfeeding & Obesity Connections-- Shannon Whaley, Director of Research & Evaluation, PHFE WIC ProgramSugar-Sweetened Beverages & Obesity Connections-- Harold Goldstein, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health AdvocacyQuestions and Answers
WIC WORKS: Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened
Beverages: What’s the Connection?
California WIC Association 02/16/2012For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768
Review research and implications for:Breastfeeding’s protection against early obesity in a WIC population.Links between breastfeeding and lower intake of sugar-sweetened beverages.Public health efforts to turn the obesity tide.
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California WIC Association 02/16/2012For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768
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California WIC Association 02/16/2012For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768
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California WIC Association 02/16/2012For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768
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Check back for Webinar Recording & Presentations:http://calwic.org/events/wic-works-webinars-2012
WIC WORKS Policy Brief: Higher Breastfeeding Rates Can Reduce Obesityhttp://calwic.org/storage/WIC_WORKS_Breastfeeding_Can_Reduce_Obesity.pdf
Other CWA policy briefs and publications on breastfeeding:http://calwic.org/news-a-publications/publications-library
Kick the Can: Giving the Boot to Sugary Drinkshttp://www.kickthecan.info/
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California WIC Association 02/16/2012For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768
