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News & Events
Registration Now Available for all 2012 Nutrition First Trainings! Click on session links in the 2012 Breastfeeding Training Schedule or use the calendar to find the date of the training.
Coming this Spring: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Nutrition First is hosting an all-day workshop on Advanced Topics in Breastfeeding Support for WIC Providers and Public Health and Healthcare Professionals. Suzanne Colson is our featured speaker on Biological Nurturing and Laid-back Breastfeeding. Other topics from guest speakers include Nutrition in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in Late Preterm Birth and Technology in Lactation Support. There are 6.5 Professional Continuing Education Units available for this workshop.
Location: Tukwila Community Center
Cost: $125 for Nutrition First Members, $145 for Nonmembers
Register Now!
Dr Jane Heinig coming to Olympia March 9, 2012. Join the South Sound Breastfeeding Network for "The Secrets of Baby Behavior: Beginning Obesity Prevention in Infancy." This breastfeeding training focuses on how normal infant behavior leads to early supplementation and weaning. This training is relevant for all medical professionals and WIC staff. Attendees will learn how to help parents understand baby behavior and keep moms breastfeeding. The cost of this full-day training is $95.00, including lunch. Space is limited! Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/215889. This training is eligible for 6 CEU's and CME catergory II credits. 6 IBCLC CERPS have been applied for. Contact: Tambi Osier mailto:Tambi@cco.net or 360-491-6998.
Nutrition First attends Have a Heart for Kids Day
December 5, 2011 Nutrition First members Donna Oberg, Kari Fisher and Kristen Rezabek attended the Children's Alliance Have a Heart for Kids Day in Olympia on Friday, December 2, 2011. They met with Representatives Marcie Maxwell and Ruth Kagi to ask for their support in maintaining funding for Maternity Support Services, restoring $100,000 in funds for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and providing Oral Health Care for pregnant women. They visited over 13 legislator offices and the Governor's office with handwritten letters asking for their support of these vital programs.
New Executive Director
October 14, 2011 It is with great pleasure that we announce Kristen Rezabek has accepted the position of Executive Director of Nutrition First. Kristen comes to us with a wealth of experience. She has worked in Commmunity Nutrition Programs as a Nutrition Manager, as a food and nutrition writer, an advocate for Public Health and Senior Nutrition Programs, and as a volunteer with Evergreen Parent Baby classes and WIC in California. Kristen has served on the Washington State Food and Nutrition Council as Newsletter Editor and Legislative Chair and President and Treasurer for the North Sound Dietetic Association. Kristen was the 2008 recipient of Washington State's Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award. We look forward to having Kristen's expertise and experience helping Nutrition First move forward.
With our deepest gratitude, we thank Shirley Hutchison, Interim Executive Director of Nutrition First for her tireless work over the past year. Shirley's twenty years of experience in WIC, her role as Program Manager for Public Health Seattle and King County, and her commitment to the Nutrition First board has provided this organization with experienced leadership and vision during this transition period. We thank you Shirley for your dedication and support.
Martha Alonzo - President, Bonnie Fritz -Treasurer, and Kristen Rezabek - Executive Director | 
