Improving Diets in Vulnerable Populations (Oral 21)

6/10/2019

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: 314/315

Chair(s)

Aryeh Stein, Ph.D, MPH

Professor
Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University

Co-Chair(s)

Daniel Hoffman, PhD

Associate Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Presenting Author(s)

DK

Dimitra Karageorgou, PhD

Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
FS

Flavia Sarti, PhD

University of Sao Paulo
Ilana Cliffer, MPH

Tufts University
Yan Bai, PhD Candidate

Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University
SK

Shivani Kachwaha, N/A, Masters in Development Studies

International Food Policy Research Institute
SH

Sigrun Henjum, PhD

Associate Professor and Visiting Researcher
Oslo Metropolitan University and UC Davis
SK

Stephen Kodish, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pennsylvania State University
DT

Djeinam Toure, PhD

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Presentations:

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Global, Regional and National Consumption of Plant-Source Foods in 2015: Systematic Analysis of Country-Specific Nutrition Surveys Worldwide
Dimitra Karageorgou, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Frederick Cudhea, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Peilin Shi, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Jianyi Zhang, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Jennifer Onopa, MS, RDN – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Julia E. Reedy, BS – Tufts University; Laura Lara-Castor, MSc – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Gitanjali M. Singh, PhD, MPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University; Renata Micha, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Minimum Wage and National Basic Food Basket: Analysis on the Evolution of Milestones in Brazilian Food Security Policy
Flavia M. Sarti, PhD – University of Sao Paulo; Andre B. Santana, PhD – University of Sao Paulo
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Displacement of Household Foods by Fortified Blended Flours versus Lipid-based Supplements in Complementary Feeding of Children Aged 6-23 Months in Burkina Faso
Ilana R. Cliffer, MPH – Tufts University; William A. Masters, PhD – Tufts University; Beatrice L. Rogers, PhD – Friedman School Of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Heterogeneity in the Cost of Nutrient Adequacy by Age, Sex, Pregnancy or Lactation Status and Other Influences on Individual Requirements in Malawi
Yan Bai, PhD Candidate – Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University; William A. Masters, PhD – Tufts University
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Assessing the Economic Feasibility of Assuring Nutritionally Adequate Diets for Vulnerable Populations in Uttar Pradesh, India: Key Findings from ‘Cost of the Diet’ Analysis
Shivani Kachwaha, N/A, Masters in Development Studies – International Food Policy Research Institute; Phuong H. Nguyen, Ph.D. – International Food Policy Research Institute; Michelle DeFreese, MA – Congressional Hunger Center; Shruthi Cyriac, MS – Emory University; Amy Webb Girard, PHD – Emory University; Rasmi Avula, PhD – International Food Policy Research Institute; Purnima Menon, PhD – International Food Policy Research Institute
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
"I feel like eating rice 24 hours per day, 7 days a week": A Study of Dietary Diversity Among Asylum Seekers in Norway
Sigrun Henjum, PhD – Oslo Metropolitan University and UC Davis; Laura Terragni, PhD – Oslo Metropolitan University
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
A Qualitative Study Exploring Perceived Impacts of Ebola on Nutrition in Sierra Leone – a Food Value-chain Framework for Improving Future Response Strategies
Stephen R. Kodish, PhD – Pennsylvania State University; Frank Bio, BS – FOCUS 1000; Rachel Oemcke, MSPH – GroundWork; James Conteh, BS – FOCUS 1000; Jean-Max Beauliere, MPH – UNICEF; Solade Pyne-Bailey, MD – Ministry of Health and Sanitation; Fabian Rohner, PhD – GroundWork; Ismael Ngnie Teta, PhD – UNICEF; Mohammad B. Jalloh, MPH – FOCUS 1000; James P. Wirth, PhD – GroundWork
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
An Emergent Measurement Framework of the Market Food Environment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Djeinam Toure, PhD – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Mduduzi N. Mbuya, PhD – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Anna W. Herforth, Ph.D. – Independent Consultant/Researcher; Gretel Pelto, PhD – Cornell University; Lynnette M. Neufeld, PhD – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)