2019 Webinars
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention (ECOP) in Early Care and Education (ECE) 2019 Annual Stakeholder Meeting
September 11, 2019
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- PowerPoint Slides:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Nutrition.
August 15, 2019
Target Audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals and community partners. Of interest to professionals working with families with a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Presenter: Esther Hsueh, MS
Colorado Maternal Weight Thought Partner Meeting
April 29, 2019
Powerpoint Slides:
- Addressing the Growing Weight of Colorado Women.
- Disparities, trends, and related factors.
- Maternal Mental Health and Maternal Mortality Prevention in Colorado.
- LinkAGES Colorado.
Handouts:
Refugee Health and Wellness: A review of the current Colorado landscape.
February 21, 2019
Target Audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals, and community partners. Of interest to professionals working with refugee and immigrant populations.
Presenters: Carol Tumaylle, MPH, Lori Kennedy, MSPH, Kaitlin Wolff, MPH, BSN, RD
2018 Webinars
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention (ECOP) in Early Care and Education (ECE) 2018 Annual Stakeholder Meeting
September 12, 2018
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- Agenda
- Powerpoint Slides:
- Handouts:
Growing Healthy Colorado Kids
May 9, 2018.
Target Audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals and community partners. Of interest to professionals working with children with special health care needs.
Presenter: Emily Bash, MPH, RD, CLC, Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Nutrition Specialist.
WIC Hot Topics: One Pediatrician's Perspective.
June 18, 2018.
Target Audience: WIC staff.
Presenter: Christina Suh, MD, MPH, Assistance Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Medical Director of Child Health Clinic.
Learn How to Use Social Media to Grow and Promote Your Brand. (This webinar was not recorded.)
February 15, 2018.
Target Audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals and community partners.
Presenter: Karan DiMartino, Marketing and Media Manager, Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
2017 Webinars
Baby Bites: Review of Current Infant Feeding Guidelines/Wellness Coordinator Webinar.
November 16, 2017. Duration: 1 hour.
Target Audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals and community partners. Presenter: Brigitte Boyd, WIC Program Nutrition Consultant, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention (ECOP) in Early Care and Education (ECE) 2017 Stakeholder Meeting presentations.
September 13, 2017. Webinar not recorded.
You Too Can Promote Oral Health
August 17, 2017.
Duration: 45 minutes.
Target audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals and community partners. Presenter: Rachael Motzkus, Regional Oral Health Specialist, Northeast Colorado Health Department.
Cooking Matters in Your Community! Learn about Cooking Matters programs and how to bring them to your community.
July 19, 2017. Duration: 50 minutes.
Target audience: WIC and local public health staff, early care and education professionals, and community partners.
Presenters: Heather Aguilar, Cooking Matters for Childcare Professionals Program Associate, Christine Singleton Dolan, RD Garfield County Public Health, Mary Margaret Fouse-Bishop, RN, BSN, HEAL in Early Childhood Coordinator, Jefferson Co. Public Health.
What's Up With Maternal Weight?
June 5, 2017. Duration: 90 minutes
Thought Partner Meeting: Colorado women are entering pregnancy at higher body mass indexes, increasing their morbidity risk and their infant's risk of becoming overweight in early childhood. Colorado thought partners convened to describe and explore maternal weight trends, the literature, Colorado resources, and potential opportunities.
Physical Activity for Young Children: Winter Weather Accommodations, Recommendations, and Resources.
February 23, 2017.
Duration: 40 minutes.
Target Audience: WIC staff and community partners (e.g., local public health staff, early care and education providers.) Presenter: Jodi Christopfel, I am Moving, I am Learning Project Coordinator.
- Handout: WIC Wellness PowerPoint.
2016 Webinars
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood Education 2016 Stakeholder Meeting webinar.
Sept. 14, 2016.
Duration 2 hours.
Learn about program highlights from stakeholder organizations, Colorado Shines first year of implementation, and get an overview of the Achieving a Healthy Weight Report.
Target audience: Local public health agencies, community partners, funding organizations. Presenters: Jennifer Dellaport, Jodi Christopfel, Stacy Miller, Carrie Pearse, Emily Wengrovious, Betty Geer, Geraldine Steinke, Linda Satkowiac, Rhiannon Willis, and Gina Febbraro.
Local Public Health Agencies and Worksite Wellness - a Natural Fit Webinar
February 18, 2016.
Duration: 1 hour.
Curious about why and how to fit worksite wellness into your public health organization? This timely webinar will help you gain valuable information and ideas to tailor a program for your setting.
Target Audience: Local public health chief executive officers, executive directors, division directors, program managers, and supervisors. Presenters: Richard "Rick" Ritter, executive director, Otero County Health Department and Michele Haugh, worksite wellness coordinator, Tri-County Health Department.
- Handout: PowerPoint slides.
- Worksite toolkit of resources (e.g., sample policies, employee survey, mission statement, FAQs):
- Comprehensive resource for worksite wellness (North Carolina's Eat Smart, Move More).
2015 Webinars
Speak With One Voice: 9 Ways to Grow Healthy Colorado Kids!
October 29, 2015.
Duration: 45 minutes.
Topics include: A brief background about the messaging project, information and ideas for how to acquire and disseminate the messaging materials, and an introduction to the new Bright by Text tips-by-text program.
Target Audience: Health advocates seeking to reduce Colorado's rates of childhood obesity. Presenters: Jennifer Dellaport, Carrie Pearse, Jennifer Cajina-Grigsby.
- Handout: 9 Ways to Grow Healthy Colorado Kids!slides.
- Handout: Bright by Text slides.
- Webinar input: To provide input on how you might use the messages.
Preventing and Managing Maternal Diabetes.
August 20, 2015.
Duration: 1 hour.
Topics presented include: Role in diabetes prevention and control as a way to decrease obesity in mothers, burden of obesity, prediabetes and, diabetes in Colorado, difference between type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes and, prediabetes, suggestions to support mothers in making healthy choices for meals, understand the elements of Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), how WIC clinics can refer clients to the Diabetes Prevention Program.
Target Audience: Colorado WIC and local public health agency staff. Presenter: Kelly McCracken, RD,CDE, Chronic Disease Coordinator in the Prevention Services Division at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Healthy Sleep: Giving Children a Good Start.
May 14, 2015.
Duration: 1 hour.
Topics presented include: establishing healthy bedtime routines, the impact of electronic use around bedtime, and the role of sleep on the body.
Target audience: Colorado WIC and local public health agency staff. Presenter: Carole Kline, MS, CPNP, Senior Instructor, Sleep Medicine, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital of Colorado.
How is Mom Doing?
Feb. 25, 2015. Duration: 1 hour.
Topics presented include: reproductive life planning, postpartum weight loss, and gestational diabetes management after pregnancy.
Target audience: Colorado WIC and local public health agency staff. Presenter: Mandy Bakulski, RD Maternal Wellness and Early Childhood Supervisor at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.