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Center Activities: Teaching and Training Print

The training philosophy of the Center is based on the recognition that many disciplines and skills are necessary to create the medical, legal, social and behavioral changes necessary for successful optimal infant and young child feeding and care.  Therefore, the teaching and training activities of Center faculty include attention to the following:
  • Advancement of the mother/child dyad as the unit of study in feeding and reproductive health,
  • Mentoring for development of future leadership in several disciplines, with emphasis on public health expertise and clinical support,
  • Phased development of comprehensive education in IYCFC and related maternal issues, serving state, national and global needs through development of curricula for those interested in clinical or public health training tracks, and
  • Development of interdisciplinary academic-based training approaches, best suited to this comprehensive field of inquiry and action. 

Course work offered includes independent study research and a survey course on public health breastfeeding. In addition, a certificate program is under development to provide three training tracks:

  • training for the lactation consultant requirements,
  • public health, and
  • physician education.
Last updated May 22, 2008
 
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