Courses

Achieving Nutrition Equity: Addressing Pediatric Malnutrition and Food Insecurity

Program Date: 02 July 2025

Publication Date: 02 July 2025

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.0 CE; Dietitian 1.0 CPEU

Course Description

In this course, Andie Lee Gonzalez, PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAND, will discuss the prevalence of pediatric malnutrition; analyze long-term outcomes of food insecurity and malnutrition; and review the diagnosis and management strategies for children who are at risk or identified as malnourished and food insecure.

Course Objectives
  • Discuss the prevalence and identification of pediatric malnutrition.
  • Analyze the long-term outcomes of food insecurity and malnutrition, highlighting their impact on individual health, community well-being, and economic stability.
  • Review the diagnosis and management strategies for children who are at risk or identified as malnourished and food insecure, focusing on evidence-based interventions.

Performance Indicators: 2.3.3, 2.3.5, 11.3.4

Activity Code: 188872

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Andie Lee Gonzalez, PhD, MPH, RDN, FAND

Senior Medical Science Liaison
Global Medical Affairs & Research
Abbott Nutrition
Palmview, TX, USA

Andie Lee Gonzalez is a Medical Science Liaison with the Pediatric MSL Team. Dr Gonzalez earned a bachelor's degree in Dietetics and Nutrition, a Master in Public Health (MPH) and clinical Dietetic training at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan. Her undergraduate and graduate work focused on nutrition and migrant farmworker children health. She completed her PhD in Organizational Leadership from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.

Her previous roles included inpatient and outpatient counseling for adults and pediatric patients. She was an adjunct Community Nutrition Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, South Texas College, and served as an AmeriCorps-Health Corps member. Dr Gonzalez also serves in various community nutrition-focused local and national organizations. A few roles include President-Elect for the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Advocacy Liaison for the Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition, and chair for Grants and Awards with the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group.

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Category
CE CPEU Pediatric Malnutrition

Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:

Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.