Improving CACFP Through Research,
Outreach, and Implementation:
A Workshop for the Committee to Review
Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Requirements
The National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC
Lecture Room
February 23, 2010
8:00–9:00 am | Registration |
9:00 | Welcome Suzanne Murphy, Ph.D., R.D., Chair, Committee toReview Child and Adult Care Food Programs |
9:10 | Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in CACFP Lorrene Ritchie, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley |
9:30 | Environmental Influences on Eating Behavior of Children Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D., Yale University |
9:50 | Q&A |
10:00 | BREAK |
10:30 | Adult Day Care Program Issues Michael S. Young DiGeronimo R.D., MadisonAdult Day Health Care Center, ArlingtonCounty Department of Human Services, VA |
| Donna Cross, The Support Center, MontgomeryCounty, MD |
10:50 | Child Care Program Issues Everludis Lopez R.D., Head Start, Fairfax, VA |
| Tanya Matthews, Latin American Community Center,Wilmington, DE |
11:10 | Q&A |
11:30 | Best Practices for Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion Debbie Chang, M.P.H., Nemours, Delaware |
11:50 | Healthy Meal Patterns in CACFP: New York State’s Perspective Lynn Ouderkerk, M.A., R.D., Center for CommunityHealth, New York State Department of Health |
12:10 pm | Q&A |
12:30 | Potential Impact of Type of Retail Outlets on CACFP Food Costs Ephraim Leibtag, Ph.D., Economic Research Service,U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. |
12:50 | Q&A |
1:00 | Adjourn |