This webinar will focus on a Food is the Best Medicine program for food insecure postpartum mothers in Central Texas. Presenters will discuss the Food is the Best Medicine intervention, its origins, and the need for this type of intervention for specific populations, including post-partum mothers. The presentation will include preliminary findings and lessons learned from the Food is the Best Medicine initiative.

Presented by:

Alexandra van den Berg, PhD, MPH

Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences

Associate Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin

&

Elizabeth Polinard, PhD, RN

Nursing Professional Development Practitioner for Perinatal Services

Ascension Texas

We are pleased to offer 1.0 Entry-Level CHES/MCHES® Credits for this webinar! The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is a Designated Provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists/Master Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES®) through The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC®).