In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: The Pediatric GI Nutrition Podcast, Megan Murphy & Melissa Talley host dietitian Venus Kalami. Venus is a board-certified pediatric dietitian nutritionist and advocate-at-heart for culturally, socioeconomically, and weight-inclusive nutrition. She is the founder of Niche Noosh – a mission-driven nutrition consultancy for health organizations, start-ups, and companies. As a pediatric dietitian, she sub-specializes in empowering children of all ages with digestive and allergic conditions. Through her passion for food, psychology, and cultural humility, her unique and individualized perspective on nutrition has been featured on media outlets such as VeryWell Health, Health Talks, Insider,and Health Professional Radio, as well as professional conferences and journals. During this episode, she will discuss cultural humility & diversity in pediatric nutrition, specifically in infant feeding. Find more of her work at VenusKalamiRD.com.
Nutrition Pearls is supported by an educational grant from Reckitt Mead Johnson Nutrition
RD/provider/patient resources:
- Tervalon M, Murray-Garcia J. Cultural humility versus cultural competence: A critical distinction in defining physician training outcomes in multicultural education. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 1998;9(2):117–125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2010.0233. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Diversify Dietetics
- Antiracist Dietitian
- Molly Kellogg
- Dr. Kate Gardner Burt’s publications.
Produced by: Megan Murphy
NASPGHAN – Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals
