Through four webinars, this series from Healthy Eating Research and Nemours will explore how to leverage early care and education settings to achieve equitable health outcomes by highlighting opportunities and advances in:

• Policy
• Research
• Philanthropy
• Innovation

Speakers will share policy recommendations, highlight the latest research, explore the role of philanthropy, and share the best practices and innovations for setting children on a healthy trajectory through nutrition support and obesity prevention.

Register for all four sessions here.

May 25, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30pm ET
Policy
Speakers will explore policy opportunities to address food insecurity and obesity prevention in early care and education settings. Speakers will present insights and recommendations on federal, state and local policies that have strong potential to move the needle on childhood obesity prevention and lead to more equitable health outcomes for children.

June 15, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30pm EST
Research
During lightning rounds, speakers will present key findings from research on healthy eating and physical activity in early care and education settings, highlight upcoming research, identify remaining research gaps and explore novel approaches to obesity prevention in early care and education.

September 30, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30pm EST
Philanthropy
Foundations investing in child health will discuss the role of philanthropy in achieving equitable health outcomes and reducing food insecurity for children by promoting healthy eating and physical activity in early care and education settings.

October 26, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30pm EST
Innovation
Speakers will explore how to leverage policy, research, and philanthropy to implement innovations and proven practices that lead to more equitable health outcomes for children through healthy eating and physical activity in early care and education settings.