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Feeding Matters is uniting the field’s leading medical experts, healthcare professionals, and passionate advocates with the most critical concerns of parents to affect systemic change.
ACCELERATING IDENTIFICATION
Delayed identification or intervention for children with pediatric feeding disorders can lead to poor brain development, deficient motor skills, and psychosocial impairment. Proper nutrition during the first few years of life is crucial for proper brain development. Because of this, the early identification of pediatric feeding disorders is critical to a child’s long-term health.
IGNITING RESEARCH
A lack of longitudinal, evidence-based data and the heterogeneous nature of pediatric feeding disorders have been identified as barriers to understanding more about the individualized needs of these children. Through strategic partnerships and seed funding, Feeding Matters supports research that addresses these issues head on.
PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE CARE
When caring for children with pediatric feeding disorders, parents often find themselves struggling with feelings of guilt, blame, isolation, helplessness, and even all-encompassing fear. By promoting a collaborative approach to care through four domains – medical, nutrition, feeding skill, and psychosocial – Feeding Matters works to equip the entire care team, including the family, with the knowledge they need to effectively treat children who struggle to eat.
In 2017, Feeding Matters reached more than 129,000 families and medical professionals from all 50 states and 112 countries.
ACCELERATING IDENTIFICATION
Delayed identification or intervention for children with pediatric feeding disorders can lead to poor brain development, deficient motor skills, and psychosocial impairment. Proper nutrition during the first few years of life is crucial for proper brain development. Because of this, the early identification of pediatric feeding disorders is critical to a child’s long-term health.
IGNITING RESEARCH
A lack of longitudinal, evidence-based data and the heterogeneous nature of pediatric feeding disorders have been identified as barriers to understanding more about the individualized needs of these children. Through strategic partnerships and seed funding, Feeding Matters supports research that addresses these issues head on.
PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE CARE
When caring for children with pediatric feeding disorders, parents often find themselves struggling with feelings of guilt, blame, isolation, helplessness, and even all-encompassing fear. By promoting a collaborative approach to care through four domains – medical, nutrition, feeding skill, and psychosocial – Feeding Matters works to equip the entire care team, including the family, with the knowledge they need to effectively treat children who struggle to eat.
In 2017, Feeding Matters reached more than 129,000 families and medical professionals from all 50 states and 112 countries.
Overview
Location
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 623-242-5234
Founded date
2006
Mentions in press and media 11
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| Mar 26, 2024 | Feeding Matters to Host Virtual Conference on Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Fusion of Authentic Representation and Neuroscience | Feeding Matters 11th Annual IPFDC- 2024 Feeding Matters, an Arizona-based nonprofit, announces the 11th International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference (IPFDC), scheduled for April 24-26, 2024, with on-demand access until May 28. Themed... |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Feeding Matters, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to Host Groundbreaking Consensus Summit on PFD and ARFID | Feeding Matters "Feeding Matters is thrilled to partner with Emory University to host this summit, offering an unprecedented opportunity for leaders in eating and feeding disorders to collectively strive for improved outcomes for indiv... |
| May 4, 2023 | Join Feeding Matters to Celebrate Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month this May | May is Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month “We hope that Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month inspires more families, members of the medical community, educational institutions, government entities, insurers and the broader com... |
| Mar 17, 2023 | The 10th Annual International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference Unites 58 prominent Feeding and Therapy experts and more than 80 authors | Arizona-based nonprofit Feeding Matters, the first organization in the world dedicated to advancing the system of care for pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) is proud to host the upcoming 10th annual International Pediatric Feeding Disorder C... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | The 10th Annual International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference Unites 58 prominent Feeding and Therapy experts and more than 80 authors | The 10th Annual International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference Unites 58 prominent Feeding and Therapy experts and more than 80 authors “With a focus on collaboration, this conference grants access to the latest research on PFD and can... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | One Factor Is Key to Healthy Eating for Kids With Down Syndrome Was this page helpful? | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When it comes to food, kids with Down syndrome have definite likes and dislikes -- and a food's texture is crucial. Food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel generally get a big thumbs-up, while brittle ... |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Seeing a child receive the diagnosis 'failure to thrive' can be painful for parents. A new diagnosis, called pediatric feeding disorder, could help. | Health Seeing a child receive the diagnosis 'failure to thrive' can be painful for parents. A new diagnosis, called pediatric feeding disorder, could help. Debi Lewis 2022-06-08T17:55:30Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Fac... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | The 9th Annual International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference Offers Access To More Than Forty Internationally Renowned Feeding Experts | "Our conference is uniquely beneficial in that it offers education on evidence-based assessment and management of pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) in combination with clinical experience and human stories,” said Jaclyn Pederson, chief ... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Feeding Matters Announces Establishment of Diagnostic Codes for Pediatric Feeding Disorder by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | “The CDC officially approving Pediatric Feeding Disorder as a stand-alone diagnostic code in the 2022 edition of the International Classification of Disease (ICD) has global relevance to anyone who has, knows, cares for or has proximity to ... |
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FAQ about Feeding Matters
When was Feeding Matters founded?
Feeding Matters was founded in 2006.
What has the press written about Feeding Matters?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Feeding Matters, among them “Feeding Matters to Host Virtual Conference on Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Fusion of Authentic Representation and Neuroscience” (Mar 26, 2024) and “Feeding Matters, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to Host Groundbreaking Consensus Summit on PFD and ARFID” (Jul 27, 2023).
Is Feeding Matters still active?
Yes, Feeding Matters is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 1, 2024.