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ImprovIng the nutrItIonal Well-beIng of Women, ChIldren and famIlIes 8 History of Nutrition in MCH nutrition has long been an important component of public health. the following information from the mCh timeline provides a brief review of key milestones for public health nutrition. 1922 1944 the sheppard-towner act of 1922 marjorie heseltine, first nutritionist the states under title v. today the provided funds that states could with the Children’s bureau, called the program invests in graduate level use to improve children’s health and initial conference of state nutrition leadership training programs across reduce the rate of infant mortality. directors. subsequent meetings were the u.s. in areas including nutrition. the first mCh training program held in conjunction with the american 1953 provided specialized training. In dietetic association and the 1943 public health nutrition american public health association. the first official meeting of the programs were established. 1946 association of state and territorial 1935 public health nutrition directors Congress passed the national school (astphnd). astphnd provides lunch act to secure the well-being state and national leadership on food and health of children as well as to and nutrition policy, programs, and encourage consumption of local services. food. the act established multi-year 1963 authority for the financing of school food programs. It now permanently authorizes the national school lunch program and the Child and adult Care food program. title v of the social security act is the longest-standing public health legislation in american history and continues to work to improve the health of women and children. title v provided programs for maternity, maternity & Infant Care (mIC) infant, and child care, as well as a projects addressed the prevention of full range of medical services for mental retardation and the reduction children. the act allocated funds to of infant mortality in low income states to pay for maternal and Child families. these mIC projects took health and Crippled Children services a multidisciplinary approach that provided by nutritionists. 1947 included nutritionists to increase 1940 the first federally funded long- access to prenatal care to prevent term mCh training programs at infant mortality. the White house Conference on universities were established. these Children in a democracy addressed departments’ primary goal was to malnutrition and the elimination of train administrators with a public discrimination on the basis of race or health and child/family focus for the creed. one result was a proposal for a new programs being developed in national program on maternity care. Association of State & Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors ImprovIng the nutrItIonal Well-beIng of Women, ChIldren and famIlIes 1964 the food stamp program (fsp) program, food labeling and was established nationwide to the establishment of the food improve the nutrition of low-income and nutrition service in order individuals and families. Qualified to administer the federal food recipients received federal assistance assistance programs. (food stamps) on a term-by-term 1972 basis to purchase foods at fsp participating stores. the special supplemental food program for WIC was created as an amendment to the Children’s nutrition act of 1966. through its efforts, WIC has been consistently 2009 associated with health improvements and reduced rates of low birth the american recovery and weight, infant mortality, and anemia. reinvestment act of 2009 designated about $142 billion for children, including funding for school modernization, 1965 head start, foster care and Children & Youth projects resulted adoption assistance, the Child from amendments to title v of tax Credit, and the supplemental the social security act. the intent nutrition assistance program. of these projects was to provide 2009 comprehensive health care including the association of state and nutrition to children and youth. territorial public health nutrition 1966 2002 directors launched the maternal the Child nutrition act intent was to the farm security and rural and Child health nutrition Council. ensure that children were provided Investment act of 2002 authorized the mCh nutrition Council provides with adequate food in order to the fresh fruit and vegetable pilot leadership to achieve optimal well- promote better development and in four states and one Indian tribal being through healthy eating and learning. organization. the program is now active living among the maternal available nationally to determine and child health population, 1969 the best practices for increasing including those served by the White house Conference on fruit and fresh vegetable title v/mCh block grant. food, nutrition, and health brought consumption in schools. to the forefront the importance of nutrition in maintaining a healthy member of ASTPHND 8 nation to the forefront. many ushhs, hrsa, mChb. mCh history timeline. landmark policies were developed retrieved september 2010 at http://mchb.hrsa.gov/timeline. from this conference, including photos courtesy of the usda and school milk further development of the food photo Collections, Child nutrition archives, national food service management Institute, stamp program, the school lunch the university of mississippi Association of State & Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors Supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (contract #HHSH250200900023C)
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