The Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University - Issue #13
Dear all,
We hope you are well. See below for this week’s updates in and around the Program in International Nutrition.
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Nidhi and Saurabh
PIN Seminars
Up next:
"Public health nutrition in India: policy implication and way forward"
Shweta Khandelwal, MSc, PhD,
Program Manager, India Taskforce - Lancet COVID-19 Commission and
Head, Nutrition Research and Additional Professor, Public Health Foundation of India
February 24, 2022 at 11:30 AM EST
Next week:
"Addressing dietary inequalities: what will work? A people-centred, systems-based guide to support the design of efficient and equitable policies"
Corinna Hawkes, PhD,
Director, Center for Food Policy, City, University of London
March 3, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Save the dates for upcoming Spring 2022 PIN Seminars:
Rolf Klemm, MPH, DrPH,
Vice President of Nutrition, Helen Keller International and
Senior Associate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
March 10, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Vani Sethi, PhD,
Nutrition Specialist (Adolescent and Women’s Nutrition), UNICEF India
March 17, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
María Nieves García-Casal, PhD,
Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO)
March 24, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Md. Munirul Islam, MBBS, PhD,
Scientist, Nutrition and Clinical Services Division and
Senior Consultant Physician, Dhaka Hospital
March 31, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Shibani Ghosh, PhD,
Research Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and
Associate Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition, Tufts University
April 14, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Jennifer Friedman, MD, PhD,
Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and
Director, Lifespan Center for International Health Research (CIHR)
April 21, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Reina Engle-Stone, PhD,
Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
May 5, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
PIN Podcasts
We have an exciting line up of podcast episodes coming up for Season 3. Catch up on Seasons 1 and 2 of the PIN podcast here
Other Seminars and Events of Interest
COVID-19 in Traditional Markets - Evidence of Consumer and Vendor Resilience During a Global Pandemic | Home — www.gainhealth.org
This webinar will serve as a reflection on the consumer and vendor data collected from traditional markets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday 1 March, 8-9 AM EST | Register here
Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development – Knowledge Indicating Dietary Sufficiency Meeting Series — web.cvent.com
BOND-KIDS is a global effort led by the NICHD to describe factors affecting health and nutrition in school-aged children and to guide assessment of nutrition programs. Find out more about this project in a series of four videocasts starting March 4: https://cvent.me/9e1BWA.
Register here
WHO Cochrane Cornell Summer Institute | Division of Nutritional Sciences | Cornell College of Human Ecology — www.human.cornell.edu
The 2022 WHO/Cochrane/Cornell University Summer Institute for Systematic Reviews in Nutrition for Global Policy Making will be offered in a virtual format in July, 2022. Applications for the 2022 Summer Institute will be open in mid-February, 2022, and accepted applicants will receive an email in late March 2022 with further information.
Please apply to the 2022 Summer Institute through the online system
Seminars & Events | Division of Nutritional Sciences | Cornell College of Human Ecology — www.human.cornell.edu
Cathryn Nagler, PhD
Bunning Family Professor
Pritzker School of Moleculer Engineering
The University of Chicago
Tuesday March 15, 2022, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
News and Updates
ANH2022 | ANH Academy — www.anh-academy.org We are now inviting proposals for Learning Lab sessions and Side Events that align with one or more of the ANH2022 topics listed below.
New initiative to improve nutrition standards for school meals | | UN News — news.un.org A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition standards for school meal programmes. |
Global Nutrition Report | Country Nutrition Profiles - Global Nutrition Report — globalnutritionreport.org The Global Nutrition Report’s interactive charts show the latest data on progress towards tackling malnutrition at global, regional and country level.
Recent Publications from the PIN community
Many workers in global supply chains remain nutritionally vulnerable despite the income they earn. The Seeds of Prosperity (SOP) program was implemented in Tamil Nadu and Assam, India, for tea supply chain workers (estate workers, small holder farmers, and farmer workers).
Changes in anemia and anthropometry during adolescence predict learning outcomes: findings from a 3-year longitudinal study in India - PubMed Persistent anemia, thinness and short stature during adolescence was associated with poor learning. Programs targeted at adolescents should contribute to nurturing environments that foster healthy growth and learning.
Daily consumption of iron-containing supplements is recommended for all pregnant women but there is no approved global standard indicator for assessing supplementation coverage.
Changes in nonnutritive sweetener intake in a cohort of preschoolers after the implementation of Chile's Law of Food Labelling and Advertising - PubMed NNS intake increased in preschoolers after the first phase of a national policy that promoted sugar reformulation.
Maternal Diets in India: Gaps, Barriers, and Opportunities
Suboptimal dietary intake is a critical cause of poor maternal nutrition, with several adverse consequences both for mothers and for their children.