The Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University - Issue #12
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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Best wishes,
Nidhi and Saurabh
PIN Seminars
Up next:
Public health nutrition in India: policy implication and way forward
Shweta Khandelwal, MSc, PhD
February 24, 2022 at 11:30 AM ET
Save the dates for upcoming Spring 2022 PIN Seminars:
Corinna Hawkes, PhD, Professor of Food Policy, University of London
Mar 3, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Rolf Klemm, MPH, DrPH, Vice President of Nutrition at Helen Keller International (HKI) and Senior Associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mar 10, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Vani Sethi, PhD, Nutrition Specialist (Adolescent and Women’s Nutrition), UNICEF India
Mar 17, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
María Nieves García-Casal, PhD, Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 24, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Md. Munirul Islam, MBBS, PhD, Scientist, Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, & Senior Consultant Physician, Dhaka Hospital, ICDDR-B
Mar 31, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Shibani Ghosh, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Tufts University
Apr 14, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Jennifer Friedman, M.D., PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Director, Lifespan Center for International Health Research (CIHR)
Apr 21, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Reina Engle-Stone, PhD, Assistant Professor, UC 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 upcoming seminars and events of interest
Advancing Food Systems Transformation: Dialogue between German Development Cooperation and CGIAR — www.ifpri.org
February 23, 2022, 9:30 - 11:00 AM EST
Perspectives in Global Development - Understanding Farmers' Protests in India. — cornell.zoom.us
Sudha Narayanan Research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi
February 23 | 12:25 PM EST
Official Closing Event of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (2021). — fao.zoom.us
February 24 | 2022, 1 PM - 2:30 PM CET
Register here
Seminars & Events | Division of Nutritional Sciences | Cornell College of Human Ecology “Regulation of allergic responses to food by intestinal bacteria" — www.human.cornell.edu
Cathryn Nagler, PhD
Bunning Family Professor
Pritzker School of Moleculer Engineering
The University of Chicago
March 15, 2022 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EST)
News and Updates
Apply now for the 2021-2022 Champion Award | FAO Award | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — www.fao.org Apply now for the 2021-2022 Champion Award
9 examples of effective technical assistance for nutrition - Nutrition International — www.nutritionintl.org How does technical assistance for nutrition achieve results and improve national nutrition plans? Read on to gain insight into nine examples.
COVID-19 and rising global food prices: What’s really happening? — www.ifpri.org
Food prices are skyrocketing around the world. In January, international prices for major food items climbed to a level near the heights of the global food price crises of 2007-08 and 2010-11, according to the FAO Food Price Index.
7 success factors to empowering rural women through ICTs | FAO Stories | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — www.fao.org
Identifying the right mix of technologies and strategies that are gender-sensitive and suited to local needs is critical to increasing farm efficiency and revenues.
Recent publications from the PIN community
Early and accurate determination of bacterial infections as a potential cause for a patient's systemic inflammatory response is required for timely administration of appropriate treatment and antibiotic stewardship.
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.
Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron-containing supplementation coverage: Insights from a mixed-methods study - PubMed Daily consumption of iron-containing supplements is recommended for all pregnant women but there is no approved global standard indicator for assessing supplementation coverage. Furthermore, the validity of commonly used coverage indicators for iron-containing supplement consumption is questionable. …