Maternal & Child Health

October 30, 2013

The Washington State Community Feeding Team Survey

The Washington State Community Feeding Teams provide family-centered, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive evaluation and services focusing on feeding and nutrition concerns for children with special health care needs. As part of an interdisciplinary team, providers are able to address feeding and nutrition concerns in a cost-effective manner that can benefit families by avoiding multiple visits and…

An environmental assessment of childhood obesity on the Quinault Indian Reservation

According to the CDC approximately 17% of children and adolescents between the ages of 2‐19 year old are obese. Among all ethnic groups, American Indians (AI) have the highest rates of obesity in the United States. The Quinault Indian Nation (QIN), located in Grays Harbor County, WA, was studied to determine how their social and…

October 30, 2012

The WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program in King County: A Qualitative Evaluation

Research has demonstrated that breastfeeding peer counselors can effectively increase rates of breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration among low-income women. The Federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program in King County, implemented in the summer of 2011, is unique in that Public Health – Seattle & King…

The Art & Science of Message Communication: The Development of a Nutrition Education Lesson

Sea le Children’s is a trusted community partner, dedicated to fostering healthy children, families, and communities. They are committed to providing positive, accurate, and culturally relevant messages surrounding nutrition and wellness. Seattle Children’s community outreach staff receives regular requests for nutrition information by the community, and the frequency of these requests, coupled with the limited…

October 30, 2011

Hematological Testing Rates at Public Health Seattle

This project at Public Health Seattle-King County WIC Clinics included a review of current policies for screening children for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The hematological testing policies reviewed included those from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Association of Pediatrics, the Institute of Medicine, the Federal WIC program, the…

Disaster Preparedness for Children with Special Nutrition Needs

Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required generally by children. They may have special nutrition needs and require specialized formula and medical equipment to provide adequate nutrition. Thus, families of CSHCN and/or children with special nutrition needs (CSNN) will have to take…

Upgrading Access to Nutrition Education Materials for the Child Nutrition Program

Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) is the Washington State agency at Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) that administers and regulates the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and six other child nutrition programs. Over 500,000 school-aged children participate in the NSLP on a daily basis in Washington State with an annual budget of $359 million….