PUBH X200 - 2026 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course LIVE WEBINAR

Description

The National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course is being held on August 4-5, 2026.

The registration fee of $35.00 per person includes program sessions and a continuing education certificate for up to 7.0 contact hours of professional continuing education or 0.7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

The live webinar will be fully online and synchronous. Viewing details and information will be sent in July.

This continuing education program is designed for dietitians, nutritionists, certified nurse midwives, registered nurses and nurse practitioners, physicians, and public health professionals who serve preconceptual, pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, children, and families.

This activity is approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Outline

2026 Conference Presentations & Speakers

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The Role of Whole Cow’s Milk in Maternal, Infant, and Child Nutrition and Growth
Susan M. Gross, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN
Associate Practice Professor
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

GLP-1 Medications Across the Reproductive Continuum: Implications for Pregnancy and Lactation
Marina Maes, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Clinical Practice, Innovation and Research Division, School of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin-Madison; Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy,
UWHealth Belleville Family Medicine Clinic

Lactose-free and lactose-reduced infant formulas in the U.S. marketplace today: Availability, sugar content, and marketing
Lisa Harnack, DrPH, RD, MPH
Mayo Professor and Division Head
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
University of Minnesota

Cate Reilly, MPH
Nutrition Research Assistant
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
University of Minnesota

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Child picky eating, food neophobia, and parent feeding practices
Kameron Moding, PhD
Associate Professor
Human Development & Family Science
Purdue University

Perceptions of Paraprofessional Nutrition Services Staffing Models in WIC: A Qualitative Study
Katherine Hendel, PhD, MS, RD
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
University of Minnesota

Anneliese Vogler, MPH, RD
WIC POPS Project Coordinator
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
University of Minnesota

Child Development in WIC: Practical Strategies, Program Experiences, and Free Tools

Amber Brown, RD, CD
Independent Nutrition & Public Health Consultant,
Association of State Public Health Nutritionists

Kristi Fawkes MS, IBCLC
Nutrition Program Coordinator WIC Program/Public Health Nutritionist;
Ocean County WIC

Kaila Baer, MPH, RDN, CD, CLC
WIC Nutrition Services Coordinator,
Wisconsin WIC

Objectives

The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to:

describe ways that nutrition programs and services can improve maternal, fetal, and child health outcomes.
discuss the effects of maternal and child eating behaviors and patterns on birth outcomes, infant and child health and development; and
identify characteristics of effective programs, services, outreach, research, and evaluation needed to improve maternal, infant, and child health, nutrition and food security.

Registration and Cancellation

Individuals may register with a credit card. Group registration is available. Please email cpheo@umn.edu for more information.

A refund for the program can be made if written notice of cancellation is received by July 28, 2026. No-shows will be billed for the full amount. A full refund will be made if the program is not held. The University of Minnesota reserves the right to cancel the live or recorded program if necessary.

All participants must view the videos, complete evaluations and print their certificates by August 31, 2026, at 11:55 pm CT at which time the program will close.

Accreditation

This program is eligible for:

7 contact hours of professional continuing education
7 CPEs, Level 2, pending approval by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
7 CPH recertification credits
0.70 continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Contact Us

Continuing Public Health Education and Outreach: cpheo@umn.edu.