Childhood Nutrition Episodes

For National Child Health Day, Meghan Maroney of Voices for Healthy Kids, an American Heart Association initiative, highlights how nutrition during a child's first years of life can have lasting effects on their health and development. Maroney also spotlights the importance of parent and caregiver engagement in shaping policies and programs across states and territories.

Rita Condon, program manager for obesity, nutrition, and physical activity with the New Mexico Department of Health, discusses the agency’s annual Childhood Obesity Update and the new initiatives in place to promote healthy eating; Andy Baker-White, senior director for state health policy...

Theresa Arriola, director of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, tells us how she takes care of public health workers; Dr. Emia Oppenheim, public health consultant for the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists,...