2. New Member Orientation Agenda
Roll call – who is on today’s call?
Structure and funding of our organization
Committees and Councils
Grant Projects
Benefits of being an ASPHN member
Overview of our website – asphn.org
Wrap up and questions

3. 2018-2019 Board Members President: Robin Stanton
President-elect: Diane Golzynski
Past President: Takako Tagami
Treasurer: Patricia Simmons
Secretary: Christina Thi
Directors at Large:
Becky Adams
Jennifer Dellaport
Jill Lange
Jackie Rios-Avila
Jennifer Young
Fruit & Vegetable Council:
Lisa Gemlo
Megan Hlavacek
MCH Nutrition Council:
Mikaela Schlosser
Heather Harrison-Catledge
Obesity Prevention Nutrition Council:
Helen Brown
Elaine Russell

4. Consultants Executive Director-Karen Probert, MS, RD
Director of Operations-Cyndi Atterbury, MPA, RD, LDN
Program Development Director-Sandy Perkins, MS, RD, LD
Amber Brown, RDN
Amber Phipps, MS
Allison McGuigan
Emia Oppenheim, PhD, RD, LD
Janelle Clepper, MPH, CPH
Lourdes Pogue
Martha Hagen, MS, RD, LD, IBCLC
Michelle Futrell, MS, RD, LDN
Shana Patterson, RDN
Thometta Cozart, MS, MPH, CHES, CPH
Steve Owens, MD, MPH, MA

5. Types of ASPHN Membership
✔ Designees – appointed by the state health official
✔ Expanded members – all others in the state department of health, human services, agriculture or aging, or tribes
✔ Associate members – local agencies, universities, retired, and students 5

6. Funding Partners
CDC, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO)
HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) 6

7. ASPHN Committees Policy Collaboration
Membership, Communication & Outreach
Governance

8. ASPHN Councils National Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Council
Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Council
Obesity Prevention Nutrition Council

9. ASPHN Policy Committee
Meets the 4th Thursday of every month at 2:00 pm ET.
The Policy Committee is ASPHN’s voice in promoting and influencing public health nutrition policies.
Contact Michelle Futrell for more information!

10. ASPHN Collaboration Committee
Meets the 4th Thursday of every month at 3:00 pm ET.
The Collaboration Committee is a national team that strengthens and improves ASPHN’s strategic partnerships.
Contact Shana Patterson for more information!

11. ASPHN MC&O Committee
Meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 3:00 pm ET.
The MC&O Committee provides guidance regarding communications to ASPHN members and partners, and promotes membership involvement.
Contact Allison McGuigan for more information!

12. ASPHN Governance Committee
ASPHN Board of Directors position descriptions
Current chair is Jennifer Dellaport (CO)

13. ASPHN Councils National Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Council
Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Council
Obesity Prevention Nutrition Council
Councils are open to all ASPHN members
Contact Sandy Perkins for more information!

14. Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN
Contact Sandy Perkins for more information

15. Collaborative Innovation & Improvement Network (CoIIN)
A group of self-motivated people with a collective vision, enabled by the web to collaborate in achieving a common goal by sharing ideas, information and work

17. Learn the Signs. Act Early.
Contact Amber Brown for more information

18. CDC – WIC Developmental Monitoring

19. CDC – WIC Developmental Monitoring
We will support 3 state WIC Programs to replicate LTSAE WIC Model developed in Missouri.
We received 9 applications. The 3 states selected were announced on 3/1/19.
The 3 states selected are: Massachusetts, Nevada, and Arkansas.
States invited to participate at a Technical Assistance Level are: Georgia, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Virgin Islands.

20. Obesity Mini CoIIN
Contact Emia Oppenheim for more information

21. ASPHN Obesity Mini CoIIN
CDC – Nutrition in ECE
ASPHN Obesity Mini CoIIN
Increased # of ECE settings conducting sustainable, comprehensive farm to ECE
Technical assistance, networking, in-person learning session, and state stipend
13-person Advisory Committee

22. CDC – Nutrition in ECE 5 states from now to July 2020
23 states expressed interest
Applications due 2/28/19
States notified on 3/18/19
Working closely with National Farm to School Network

23. Health Equity Internship Program
Contact Dr. Steven Owens or Thometta Cozart for more information

24. CDC – Health Equity Internship
15 interns in the Fall and 15 in the Spring
Undergraduate and graduate students attending Minority Serving Institutions
12-week internship sessions
Sites: state and local health departments and local non-governmental organizations

25. CDC – Health Equity Internship
Lots of professional mentoring
Many interns attend the ASPHN Annual Meeting

26. CDC – Breastfeeding Coalitions
Martha Hagen is lead consultant
Subcontract with U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
ASPHN will have a greater presence at NBCC
More stories in story bank
More breastfeeding advocates in ASPHN

30. 6 categories of practice and indicators

31. Public Health Nutrition
© 2016 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
This Public Health Nutrition Online Certificate of Training was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number 5 U38 OT , funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

32. Tour of asphn.org
We encourage participants on the call to follow along on their computer