Biology of Linear Growth: A Guide for Reducing Childhood Stunting

San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20D

Tuesday, April 05, 2016
8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Chairs

Keith P. West, Jr., DrPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Klaus Kraemer, PhD, Sight and Life, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland

Presentations

Introduction: Keeping Biological Plausibility in View When Setting Public Health Goals to Reduce Childhood Stunting.
Keith P. West, Jr., DrPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Nutritional, Hormonal and Inflammatory Determinants of Bone Development.
Julian Lui, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH

Patterns of Normal Fetal and Postnatal Growth During the 1st 1000 Days.
Michelle Lampl, PhD, Emory University

Efficacy of Maternal and Child Nutrition Interventions to Improve Linear Growth.
Parul Christian, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Linear Growth Beyond the 1st 1000 Days of Life: Is There Catch-up Growth? Is it Healthy?
Aryeh D. Stein, PhD, Emory University

Discussion: Implications for Reducing Childhood Stunting.
Klaus Kraemer, PhD, Sight and Life, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland