Dr. Lindy Fenlason is a Senior Nutrition and Capacity Building Advisor at USAID/Public Health Institute. She has over twelve years of clinical and public health experience including seven years spent in resource challenged settings in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Fenlason’s work has been focused on best practices in clinical care and programming in HIV, maternal child health and the malnutrition spectrum: from traditional undernutrition of wasting and stunting to the inadequate nutrition of obesity and the rise in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Session Objectives
- Describe global trends and priorities for nutrition
- Increase knowledge and skills in nutrition assessment and treatment
- Identify three public health and clinical program approaches to address malnutrition
