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Family Spirit Nurture
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Family Spirit Nurture

Johns Hopkins University

This course targets health educators and home visitors supporting infant nutrition and growth for families with infants 0-6 months, focusing on Indigenous family strengths and foodways.

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About this Course

This course is designed for health educators and home visitors serving families with infants 0-6 months old. Learners will gain knowledge and skills to make a positive impact on healthy infant nutrition and growth as well as maternal and family nutrition. This course is uniquely tailored towards Indigenous families and approaches nutrition through a strengths-based lens connecting to Indigenous foods and Native Foodways

What You'll Learn

  • Conduct meaningful discussions with families to promote healthy infant feeding and growth
  • Understand the importance of sugar moderation in the first year and beyond
  • Gain knowledge and skills to positively impact infant, maternal, and family nutrition
  • Enhance understanding of cultural nutrition needs among Indigenous families

Prerequisites

  • Experience in health education or home visiting with families
  • Preferably culturally connected with Indigenous or Tribal communities

Instructors

S

Sarah Vanegas, MS

Research Associate, Public Health Nutritionist

L

Lisa Jim

Research Program Assistant

L

Leonela Nelson, MPH

Research Program Supervisor

Topics

Nutrition
Health
Education
Social Sciences
Infant Care
Child Health
Motivational Interviewing
Caregiving
Nutrition Education
Maternal Health

Course Info

PlatformCoursera
LevelUnknown
PacingUnknown
PriceFree

Skills

التغذية
الصحة
التعليم
العلوم الاجتماعية
رعاية الرضيع
صحة الطفل
المقابلات التحفيزية
الرعاية
Nutrition Education
Maternal Health

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