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| Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity ● Community Health Section |
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MCH Nutrition Publications We have a number of publications available on the site. To access the reports, click on the “Publications” link in the column on the left side of this page. Here’s a description of what you will find under the MCH nutrition publications: Healthy North Dakota Breastfeeding Committee Strategic Plan presents a plan to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in North Dakota. The state wide plan, prepared by the Healthy North Dakota Breastfeeding Committee, provides the justification for increasing breastfeeding and the current status of breastfeeding in ND. The plan then focuses on three areas for impact, "Health Care Policies and Procedures", "Community: Social Support" and "Workforce: Programs and Policies" presenting the evidence, and ND goals and objectives for each area. (Please note: it has been some time since we've updated this document, and plans are underway to do so.) Infant feeding method by County, 1996-current. Presents the infant feeding method (bottle-fed, breastfed, both, NPO or not stated) by count and percentage for each ND County. Information is derived from matches of the birth certificate and metabolic screening files. This is an Excel table. Breastfeeding percentage by hospital of birth- 1997 to current- Presents the percent of infants breastfeeding (sole) or breastfeeding and formula fed (both) by hospital. Information is derived from the Newborn Screening program data collected at more than 24 hours of age. Data includes resident and non-resident births at ND hospitals. In calculating the rates, the denominator included breastfed, both (infants receiving formula and breastmilk) and NPO (infants not receiving oral feedings), but not the unknown. This is an Excel table. Obesity in North Dakota. This Healthy North Dakota Highlight (vol. 1, number 6) examines obesity in North Dakota over the past 13 years, who is at risk and provides some effective strategies to address this “weighty” problem. Physical Activity in North Dakota. This Healthy North Dakota Highlight (vol. 1, number 5) examines the physical activity level of our population, describes the health benefits of activity and offers some proven strategies to improve physical activity. |
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