Child Health Outcomes and Social Determinants of Health

Service providers working with families with young children in the Sioux Falls-area and the public are invited by CPCM to join us for a special two-hour session on social determinants of health. This session will include:

• define and explain the concept of social determinants of health (SDH) and identify and categorize the key social determinants of health affecting children, including but not limited to access to healthcare, nutrition, housing stability, parental education level, and community safety.
• consider how social determinants of health impact various aspects of children’s health outcomes, including physical health, mental health, developmental milestones, and academic achievement.
• explore disparities and inequities in child health outcomes related to social determinants.
• analyze the interconnected nature of social determinants of health, recognizing how changes in one determinant can affect others and influence overall child well-being.
• examine protective factors within social determinants of health that can mitigate negative impacts on children’s health and promote resilient

Trainer: Jennifer A. Weber, MPH, RD; Weber Moore Partners

Jennifer A. Weber, MPH, RD, is the President and Founding Principal of Weber Moore Partners, LLC. Jennifer is an advocate for children’s health and well-being with experience building effective strategies and partnerships and translating science into understandable and actionable messages. Jennifer has worked in the non-profit, association and government sectors, bringing these diverse perspectives to her work. She previously served as the Children’s Executive Portfolio Lead at the American Heart Association. In this role, she was responsible for providing leadership in planning and execution of the enterprise-wide strategy for improving kids’ health and establishing life-long engagement. Prior to joining AHA, Jennifer was at Nemours, one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems. In that role, she facilitated development and implementation of policy priorities in the areas of child nutrition, quality, and multi-sector systems of care and prevention. Jennifer also served as a nutrition advisor for the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the Department of Health and Human Services where she worked on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Healthy People initiative. Jennifer is also an Adjunct Professor at Marymount University.

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Please let us know if we’ll see you on September 30!

This training is one of several trainings to support through the WIC Community Innovation and Outreach (or WIC-CIAO) Project and is funded at least in part by the Food and Nutrition Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The contents of this training do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the University of South Dakota or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by USD or the US Government. You can learn more about this effort at https://sdcpcm.com/wic.